Robert Tor Russell | |
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| Born | 1888 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 1972 (aged 83–84) Tiverton, Devon, England |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Known for | Chief Architect to the Public Works Department, Government of India |
| Parent | Samuel Bridgman Russell |
Robert Tor Russell CIE DSO (1888–1972) was a British architect.[1][2] In his position as Chief Architect to the Public Works Department of the Government of India, he is primarily associated with the development of the city of New Delhi in the early 1930s. He designed some of the city's most notable buildings and was the architect of Connaught Place, the financial centre of the new capital. Russell also served with distinction during the First World War, and later, after retiring from India, became a civil servant for the British Government.
- ^ Obituary in The Times, Mr Robert Tor Russell CIE, 8 November 1972, p. 19
- ^ "Russell, Robert Tor, (1888–3 Nov. 1972), Chief Architect, Government of India; retired 1941; Chief Planning Inspector, Ministry of Housing and Local Government; retired 1954". Who Was Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U159237. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.