Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will not themselves be realized.
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir people’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that your children and grandchildren are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty.
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Birth: | 4th September, 1846 |
Death: | 1st June, 1912 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Architect, Urban Planner |
Daniel Hudson Burnham was born in Henderson, New York. He was an American architect and urban designer. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago, Manila and downtown Washington, D.C. He also designed several famous buildings, including the Flatiron Building of triangular shape in New York City, Union Station in Washington D.C. and the Continental Trust Company Building tower skyscraper in Baltimore.
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