Editing Daniel Burnham (section)

===Post-fair architecture===
Nevertheless, Burnham's reputation was considerably enhanced by the success and beauty of the fair. Harvard and Yale both presented him honorary master's degrees ameliorating his having failed their entrance exams in his youth. The common perception while Root was alive was that he was the architectural artist and Burnham had run the business side of the firm; Root's death, while devastating to Burnham personally, allowed him to develop as an architect in a way he might not have, had Root lived on.<ref>Larson (2003), pp.376–377</ref>

In 1901, Burnham designed the [[Flatiron Building]] in New York City, a trailblazing structure that utilized an internal steel skeleton to provide structural integrity; the exterior masonry walls were not load-bearing. This allowed the building to rise to 22 stories.<ref>Terranova, Antonino (2003) ''Skyscrapers'' White Star Publishers. {{ISBN|88-8095-230-7}}</ref> The design was that of a vertical [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance]] [[palazzo]] with [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] styling, divided like a [[Classical order|classical column]], into base, shaft and capital.<ref>[http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/new-york/nyc/flatiron "Flatiron Building"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224224734/http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/new-york/nyc/flatiron |date=February 24, 2012 }} on Destination 360</ref><ref>Gillon, Edmund Vincent (photographs) and Reed, Henry Hope (text). [https://books.google.com/books?id=m2p_5vOZVOcC&pg=PA26 ''Beaux-Arts Architecture in New York: A Photographic Guide''] New York: Dover, 1988. p. 26</ref>

Other Burnham post-fair designs included the [[Land Title Building]] (1897) in Philadelphia, the first major building in that city not designed by local architects, and known as "the finest example of early skyscraper design" there,<ref name=philarch83>{{cite philarch|page=83}}</ref> [[Wanamaker's|John Wanamaker's Department Store]] (1902–1911) in Philadelphia, now [[Macy's]], which is built around a central court,<ref>{{cite philarch|page=85}}</ref> [[770 Broadway|Wanamaker's Annex]] (1904, addition: 1907–1910), in New York City, a 19-story full-block building which contains as much floorspace as the [[Empire State Building]],<ref>{{cite aia5|page=159}}</ref> the [[Neoclassical architecture|neo-classical]] [[Gimbels Department Store]] (1908–1912) also in New York, now the [[Manhattan Mall]], with a completely new facade,<ref>{{cite aia5|page=265}}</ref> the stunningly Art Deco [[Mount Wilson Observatory]] in the hills above [[Pasadena, California]],<ref name="Larson 2003, p.377" /> and [[Filene's Department Store]] (1912) in Boston, the last major building designed by Burnham.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Southworth, Susan |author2=Southworth, Michael |title=AIA Guide to Boston |year=1992 |publisher=Globe Pequot |edition=2 |location=Guilford, Connecticut |isbn=0-87106-188-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bostonsocietyofaso00sout/page/19 19] |url=https://archive.org/details/bostonsocietyofaso00sout/page/19}}</ref>