Maya Lin

(1959) amerikansk arkitekt

Maya Lin (United States, b. 1959) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Maya Lin belongs to the chapter ‘The present day’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Maya Lin was born in Athens. Maya Lin trained at Yale University, Yale School of Architecture, and Athens High School. Maya Lin works in Montgomery, Colorado, New Haven, and Miami. Wikidata associates Maya Lin with contemporary art. Maya Lin became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Committee of 100. The awards include Rome Prize, National Medal of Arts, National Women's Hall of Fame, and Pearl S. Buck Award.

The best-known works include ‘Above and Below’, ‘The Wall’, and ‘The Women’s Table’. The works belong mainly to the genre abstract art. The catalogue has one building by Maya Lin. The dated building is from 1989.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Wayne Barlowe, Dan Piraro, Fab Five Freddy, Rabih Alameddine, and Nick Cave.

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