Plan of Baguio

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The Plan of Baguio is an early 20th-century urban design blueprint by architect and city planner Daniel Burnham that laid out the modern, American colonial-era development of Baguio City in the Philippines as a mountain resort and administrative center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city plan
historical document
urban plan
appliesToCity Baguio
architect Daniel Burnham
associatedWith American colonial administration in the Philippines
Baguio as Philippine summer capital
author Daniel Burnham
cityPlanner Daniel Burnham
colonialPower United States of America
surface form: United States
country Philippines
designConcept garden city principles
integration with mountain topography
zoning of functional districts
designedFor American colonial officials
local residents of Baguio
tourists and visitors
era Philippine–American War
surface form: American colonial period in the Philippines
field architecture
urban planning
heritageStatus recognized as part of Baguio’s urban heritage
includesFeature government center
public parks and open spaces
recreational areas
residential areas
road network layout
influenced urban development of Baguio City
influencedBy City Beautiful movement
language English
location Baguio
surface form: Baguio, Benguet, Philippines
plannerNationality American
purpose administrative center development
mountain resort development
relatedWork Plan of Manila
subjectOf research on colonial city planning in Asia
studies in Philippine urban history
timePeriod early 20th century
topographicContext Cordillera mountain region
urbanForm planned civic core
radial and axial street layout

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Daniel Burnham notableWork Plan of Baguio
Plan of Manila relatedWork Plan of Baguio