“No man can be a great architect who does not know the value of a brick.”

— Edwin Lutyens

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About Edwin Lutyens

Architect • British

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens was an eminent British architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials, and...

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