Daniel Hudson Burnham FAIA (September 4 1846 – June 1 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. He was the Director of Works for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities including Chicago and downtown Washington D.C. He also designed several famous buildings including the Flatiron Building in New York City and Union Station in Washington D.C.
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birth date
1846-09-04
birth place
Henderson New York, United States
death date
1912-06-01
death place
German Empire, Heidelberg
significant building
Union Station (Washington D.C.), Flatiron Building, Postal Square Building
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