Henry Medd

Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd
Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd pictured in the Abingdon School first IV rowing team
Born(1892-09-21)21 September 1892
North Cerney
Died26 October 1977(1977-10-26) (aged 85)
Lambeth

Henry Alexander Nesbitt Medd OBE FRIBA[1][2] (21 September 1892 – 26 October 1977), was a British-born architect, whose career was made in India. He is most known for being in the team of architects, team led by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, which designed the new capital of India, New Delhi (1911–1931).Post inauguration of New Delhi, when most of architects left, he stayed on, designed many more buildings and eventually remained, Chief Architect to the Government of India (1939–47).[3]

  1. ^ Whitaker. J (1951). An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord. Vol. 83. p. 1050.
  2. ^ Artists' Guide. 1951. p. 63.
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