ABOUT RAINE KARP
Twentieth-century Estonian SSR architect best known for his modernist designs that never abandoned his Soviet roots.
His first major architectural commission was the design during the 1960s of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
His best-known buildings included the Tallinn City Hall and the National Library of Estonia.
He was raised in Tallinn, Estonia.
He entered the architectural field a generation after the famous Frank Lloyd Wright embarked upon the same career path.
