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  1. 1901-1974. US architect, born in Estonia. He
  2. developed a classically romantic style, in
  3. which functional `servant' areas, such as
  4. stairwells and air ducts, featured
  5. prominently, often as tower-like structures
  6. surrounding the main living and working, or
  7. `served', areas. His works are characterized
  8. by an imaginative use of concrete and brick
  9. and include the Salk Institute for Biological
  10. Studies, La Jolla, California, and the
  11. British Art Center at Yale University.
  12.