Daniel Hudson Burnham and the American city imperial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4482152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Vernon (The University of Western Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 80-105 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513614543434 |
| OpenAlex | W2033825340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
Architecture, landscape architecture and urban design are seldom merely benign aesthetic propositions. With its victory in the Spanish-American War (1898), the United States unexpectedly found itself in possession of an empire. Within a volcanic climate of patriotic fervour, Washington's new imperial status galvanized interest in improving the city in a manner commensurate with its enlarged role. On the strength of his work at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893), celebrated architect Daniel Hudson Burnham took the lead in Washington's transformation (1901-2) and urban design became his medium for imperialist expression. This potent mechanism's deployment would not be confined to the imperial hearth. The United States soon set its sights on modernizing, that is 'Americanizing', Manila, the antique capital of its newly-acquired Philippine colony, and similarly charged Burnham with the task (1904). Overtly emulating the British Raj in India, he was also to design a wholly new summer capital there. This essay canvasses Burnham's work at the American and Philippine capitals, along with his vicarious hand in the design of a new model American town in the Panama Canal Zone, considering it through the lens of imperialism. The location and imperial purpose of these projects also reminds us that - at least from an antipodean perspective - in the early 20th century, Great Britain held no monopoly on empire
Ancient history · Archaeology · Capital (architecture · Colonialism · Economic history · Empire · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Victory · Asian American and Pacific Histories · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Architecture
Wilderness and the American mind.
Picturing Tropical Nature
The Machine in the Garden
Visualizing American Empire
Monument Wars
The Canal Builders
The cultural expansion of America
Burnham of Chicago
The creation of modern urban form in the Philippines
Recollections of full years
The City Beautiful Movement
The Imperial Façade
The American City
Imperial Archipelago
The Development of Philippine Cities Before 1900
Baroque and Picturesque Motifs in L'Enfant's Design for the Federal Capital
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |