Stone, Edward Durell (1902-1978)

US architect. More eclectic than innovative, he moved from a modernist style to a more ornamented style, often using grillwork and deliberately echoing the local/cultural environment. He set up his practice in New York City 1935-78. His many public buildings include the US Embassy in New Delhi, India, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He studied at the University of Arkansas, Harvard, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He began teaching at New York University 1927-42 and he also taught at Yale 1946-52.