Robert Tor Russell was the chief architect at the Central Public Works Department in the 1930s. During the same time, he designed the Flagstaff House which now houses the Nehru Memorial Museum. Russell and his team played an important role in shaping the landscape of central Delhi as they designed the commercial center – Connaught Place, Gol Dak-khana, the Central Telegraph Office, the aerodrome, the law courts, and the Eastern and Western courts on Queensway (which is now known as Janpath). The project on Janpath included building approximately 4000 bungalows of different kinds to accommodate government staff and visiting legislators.
