Maya lin biography the vietnam veterans memorial

American designer and artist (born )

Maya Ying Lin (Chinese: 林瓔; born October 5, ) is an American architect, designer and sculptor.

Maya lin biography the vietnam veterans memorial

Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture. In , 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 , 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