Plan of Manila
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The Plan of Manila is an early 20th-century urban design and city beautification scheme by architect Daniel Burnham that proposed a grand, orderly, and park-filled layout for the Philippine capital.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Daniel Burnham plan
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city beautification scheme ⓘ master plan ⓘ urban plan ⓘ |
| architect | Daniel Burnham ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts inspired urban composition ⓘ |
| city | Manila ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | United States colonial administration in the Philippines ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy |
integration of green spaces with urban fabric
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orderly and monumental city form ⓘ |
| discipline |
landscape architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| emphasis |
axial planning
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civic grandeur ⓘ monumental vistas ⓘ |
| feature |
formal boulevards
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park system ⓘ radial and diagonal street system ⓘ waterfront development concepts ⓘ |
| goal |
create a grand and orderly layout for Manila
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integrate parks and open spaces into Manila ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to discourse on Philippine urbanism
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influenced later planning ideas for Manila ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
hierarchy of streets and boulevards
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network of parks and parkways ⓘ zoning of civic, residential, and commercial areas ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beaux-Arts planning principles
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City Beautiful movement ⓘ |
| languageOfDocumentation | English ⓘ |
| locationPlanned |
Manila Bay
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surface form:
Manila Bay area
historic core of Manila ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Daniel Burnham ⓘ |
| proposedUse |
civic center
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government center ⓘ monumental avenues ⓘ recreational parks ⓘ |
| purpose |
city beautification
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urban design ⓘ |
| region | Luzon ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Plan of Chicago
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surface form:
Burnham Plan of Chicago
Plan of Baguio ⓘ |
| status | partially implemented ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
studies in Philippine architectural history
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studies in colonial urban planning ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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