PLAN100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: City Beautiful Movement, Frederick Law Olmsted, Daniel Burnham
31 Oct 2018
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City beautiful movement was an american urban planning movement led by architects and reformers between 1890s and 1920s. The idea behind this movement was to introduce beautification and monumental grandeur to north america. This was because it was argued that europe had more culture than north america. As a result of this, there was an emphasis on aesthetics. This led to the borrowing of several planning models from europe. The city beautiful movements in north america were led by elites. The movement first gained ground in 1893 with the world colombian exposition. The aim of this was not only to enhance the cities appearance but also to help the flow of vehicles and pedestrian traffic. Moreover it was to make cities more liveable and orderly. The city beautiful movement aimed to shape the urban landscape in a manner that was similar to those in europe which was primarily designed in the beaux-arts aesthetic.
