Judith McBrien


Disciplines: Architecture – writing
Disciplines: Architecture – writing
Based in Wilmette, IL
Residencies: 2011

Judith Paine McBrien worked on a book about the writings of architect and urban planner Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912). She directed the PBS film Make No Little Plans: Burnham and the American City, which broadcast nationally in 2010.

Studios

Putnam

Judith McBrien worked in the Putnam studio.

Originally known simply as Graphics Studio, this building was converted to its current use between 1972 and 1974 through a grant from the Putnam Foundation. Before this transformation, the building served as both a powerhouse and pump house for the property. Well water was drawn from a large cistern and…

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