Walter George came to India in 1915 as part of Lutyens team of Architects to work on New Delhi along with Robert Tor Russell, Arthur Gordon Shoosmith, Henry Medd and John Greaves, primarily assigned to develop drawings and an amalgamated language of classical architecture with Indian elements. Through his partnership, George admired and grew immensely […]
Mohinder Singh worked as an independent engineer architect directly with the Municipality, and was an Associate Member of Society of Engineers. He used to self-learn design techniques and standards as he didn’t take any formal training by referring to British Design and Construction manuals, a few copies of which are still in possession of his […]
CM Master, LV Sathe and GM Bhuta, together laid the foundation of the firm Master Sathe Bhuta in 1932. Graduates from Sir JJ School of Architecture, the first and only Institute in India accredited to RIBA, they were the only all Indian firm to operate in India. At JJ, under the mentorship of Claude Batley, […]
Sardar Nand Singh was an engineer and close associate of Walter George, working with him in his organisation, based at Scinda House, which was also designed by George. He completed his education in the USA and was part of the A.M.I.C.E. (Associate Member Institution of Civil Engineers). Nand Singh particularly contributed towards the master planning […]
Mr. G.C. Sharma was appointed as the private architect to the New Delhi Municipal Committee in 1947. He was recruited for preparing plans of Municipal building schemes to avoid delays which frequently occur when such works are entrusted to officials of C.P.W.D. Originally, it was the duty of the Consulting Architect to the Government of […]
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 […]