Maya Lin
Maya Lin
Maya Ying Linis an American designer and artist who is known for her work in sculpture and land art. She first came to fame at the age of 21 as the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth5 October 1959
CountryUnited States of America
war loss people
war is not just a victory or loss ... People die.
cutting men air
I saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial not as an object placed into the earth but as a cut in the earth that has then been polished, like a geode. Interest in the land and concern about how we are polluting the air and water of the planet are what make me want to travel back in geologic time-to witness the shaping of the earth before man.
thinking reason reason-for-everything
I do not think you can find a reason for everything you make.
war definitions modern
The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost.
design conscious force
I cannot force a design; I do not see this process as being under my conscious control.
pregnancy parent want
I had very few friends. We always ate dinner with our parents. We didn't want to go out. American adolescence was a lot wilder than I would have felt comfortable with.
life positive dream
To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.
math perfect logic
I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination.
goal memorial different
Every memorial in its time has a different goal.
way architecture built
For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn.
artist levels rebel
I probably have fundamentally antisocial tendencies. I never took one extracurricular activity. I just failed utterly at that level. Part of me still rebels against that.
fun school worry
You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.
teacher thinking age
Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.
teacher school blow
I really enjoyed hanging out with some of the teachers. This one chemistry teacher, she liked hanging out. I liked making explosives. We would stay after school and blow things up.