Vincent Esch

Born in London, he moved to India in 1898, and was appointed assistant engineer on the Bengal Nagpur Railway before setting himself up as an architect in Calcutta..

He designed the Kacheguda railway station, the High Court, the City College, and the Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad.

Esch moved to India in 1898 and was appointed assistant engineer on the Bengal Nagpur Railway and also established a private practise in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Esch describes this addition in his paper in the following words: "The style of design is purist classic with a refined suggestion of Indian character in the beautiful carved brackets to maintain cornice, some of the floral decoration and the shape of the smaller dome"[1] Another important contribution of Esch to widely use concrete in the buildings for structural purposes.

In terms of design unlike Calcutta, Esch uses several Indian architectural element, Chajja (eaves) Jalis (lattice screen) domes with lotus top, finials and brackets, which is very evident in the facade of the building.

The amalgamation of modern technology with traditional Indian or Islamic elements is termed as "mogul Saracenic" by Esch and his contemporaries.