| Report on proposed improvements at Manila | |
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| Created | June 28, 1905 |
| Commissioned by | William Howard Taft |
| Author(s) | Daniel Burnham Pierce Anderson |
| Subject | City planning |
The Burnham Plan of Manila is a popular name for Report on proposed improvements at Manila and Manila, P.I., plan of proposed improvements, a 1905 report and map by Daniel Burnham and Pierce Anderson which detail the plan for the city of Manila. It proposed developments based on the characteristics of the city and is patterned after the cities of Naples, Paris, and Venice.[1]
The plan was at the request of then-Philippine Governor-General William Howard Taft, four years before Burnham published the more known Plan of Chicago where the plan also appeared along with plans for Washington, D.C., Cleveland, and San Francisco.
There have been efforts to revive the implementation of the plan throughout the years after not being completely realized because of the establishment of Quezon City in 1939 as the new capital and the effects of the World War II including the merging of Manila with nearby cities forming the city of Greater Manila in 1942 and the Battle of Manila in 1945. The plan is often a subject of discussions in the issue of urban planning in the Philippines.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Chua, Paolo (May 7, 2020). "This 1905 City Plan Shows What Manila Could've Looked Like". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Mioten, Erika (2023-06-23). "A vital setting in the Philippines' rich history". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ MACAS, TRISHA (2014-10-16). "Burnham's century-old ideas can still be used to improve Manila – architect". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Esguerra, Darryl John (2019-07-16). "Duterte signs law strengthening National Museum of the Philippines". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
The National Museum will be mandated to develop the National Museum Complex within and adjacent to Rizal Park and other identified areas with reference to the Burnham Plan for manila of 1905.
- ^ "Bill seeking to reconfigure the National Museum awaits Duterte's signature". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
The bill mandates the National Museum to develop the National Museum Complex within and adjacent to Rizal Park and other identified areas with reference to the Burnham Plan for Manila of 1905.