Luytens and the Creation of New Delhi Illustrated talk by Sunita Kohli April 17, 2007

Sir Edwin Lutyens's pre-eminence among English architects was unquestioned in his lifetime and, after a period of disfavour, is almost unquestioned again today. Honours and commissions were showered upon him. This secured for Lutyens the unofficial status of Britain's 'architect laureate'. Lutyens most inspired and formidable achievement was the design and creation of New Delhi, constructed between 1912 and 1929, when King George V commanded the building of the new capital of British India. In his design for New Delhi, Lutyens and a team of architects sought to bring order and institutional beauty to this new city. Lutyens defined imperial grandeur with a number of outstanding projects – the most imposing of these being Viceroy's House, now Rashtrapati Bhawan, official residence of the President of India.

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