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| Born | Maya Ying Lin October 5, 1959 Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MArch) |
| Known for | Land art, architecture, memorials |
| Notable work | Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) Civil Rights Memorial (1989) |
| Spouse | Daniel Wolf |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | National Medal of Arts Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Website | mayalin |
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| Traditional Chinese | 林瓔 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林璎 | ||||||
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Maya Ying Lin (Chinese: 林瓔; born October 5, 1959) is an American architect, designer and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture. In 1981, while still an undergraduate at Yale she achieved national recognition when she won a national design competition for the planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.[1] The memorial was designed in the minimalist architectural style, and it attracted controversy upon its release but went on to become influential.[2] Lin has since designed numerous memorials, public and private buildings, landscapes, and sculptures. In 1989, she designed the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. She has an older brother, the poet Tan Lin.
Although best known for historical memorials, she is also known for environmentally themed works, which often address environmental decline. According to Lin, she draws inspiration from the architecture of nature but believes that nothing she creates can match its beauty. She also draws inspirations from "culturally diverse sources, including Japanese gardens, Hopewell Indian earthen mounds, and works by American earthworks artists of the 1960s and the 1970s".[3]
- ^ Lewis, Michael J. (September 12, 2017). "The Right Way to Memorialize an Unpopular War". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Kimmelman, Michael (January 13, 2002). "ART/ARCHITECTURE; Out of Minimalism, Monuments to Memory". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Maya Lin". Art21. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.