Edwin Lutyens
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. In his biography, the writer Christopher Hussey wrote, "In his lifetime (Lutyens) was widely held to be our greatest architect since Wren if not, as many maintained, his superior".
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- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- Royal College of Art
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Merit🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Royal Gold Medal🏆 AIA Gold Medal🏆 Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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1869
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