Lutyens, << LUHCH uhnz or LUHT yuhnz, >> Sir Edwin Landseer (1869-1944), was one of the most important English architects of the early 1900’s. His designs show the influence of Palladian Revival and other English architectural styles of the 1700’s (see Architecture (The Palladian Revival)).
Lutyens first became prominent for country houses he designed with the English landscape architect Gertrude Jekyll. Their best-known country houses included Munstead Wood (1896) near Godalming, Surrey, and Deanery Garden (1901) in Sonning, Berkshire. Later in his career, Lutyens turned to town planning. Two of his most important projects were the village center in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, and the layout for the city of New Delhi, India. His other works include the Cenotaph war memorial (1920) in London and the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1930). Lutyens was born on March 29, 1869, in London. He died on Jan. 1, 1944.
