death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date significant_buildings image article_title significant_projects name alma_mater
1 january 1944 london , united kingdom london , united kingdom british 29 march 1869 castle wood , 100 king street the cenotaph , whitehall , drogo lindisfarne castle , india gate , thiepval memorial munstead edwin_lutyens . jpg edwin lutyens
 new delhi '' kcie pra friba ` sir edwin landseer lutyens '' ' om royal college of art
edwin lutyens

sir edwin landseer lutyens , om kcie pra friba -lrb- ; ; 29 march 1869 -- 1 january 1944 -rrb- , was a british architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era .
he designed many english country houses .
he has been referred to as `` the greatest british architect '' and is known best for having an instrumental role in designing and building a section of the metropolis of delhi , known as new delhi , which would later on serve as the seat of the government of india .
in recognition of his contribution , new delhi is also known as `` lutyens ' delhi '' .
in collaboration with sir herbert baker , he was also the main architect of several monuments in new delhi such as the india gate ; he also designed viceroy 's house , which is now known as the rashtrapati bhavan .
