Maya Lin
General Information
Occupation: Architect, Sculptor
Date of Birth: October 10, 1959
Birth City: Athens
Birth State/Province: Ohio
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: New York
Resident State/Province: New York
Resident Country: United States
Sources: http://www.brainyhistory.com/topics/a/architect.html
Specialties
Subject: Memorials, Monuments
Jobs
Employer: Own Studio
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: architecture prize
Description: for designing buildings like the Langston Hughes Library (Clinton, Tennessee, 1999) and the Museum for African Art (SoHo, New York, 1984-92
Notes: from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Name: Presidential Design Award
Name: American Institute of Architects Honor Award
Name: Henry Bacon Memorial Award
Name: American Academy of Arts and Letters Award
Name: Resident in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome
Name: Yale Honorary Degree
Notes: one of only two Yale College alumnae to have been so recognized
Name: Honorary degree from Harvard
Name: Honorary degree from Smith
Name: Honorary degree from Brown
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: The Wave Field
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Title: Museum for African Art
City: Manhattan
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: The Civil Rights Memorial
City: Montgomery
State: Alabama
Country: United States
End Date: January 01, 1989
Title: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Country: United States
End Date: January 01, 1982
Title: Federal Courthouse
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Women's Table
Description: Outside Sterling Memorial Library at Yale, created to honor women at Yale
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Title: Langston Hughes Library
Description: created for the Children's Defense Fund
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Education
Institution: Yale University
Department: School of Architecture
Degree: BA of Architecture
Institution: Yale University
Department: School of Architecture
Degree: Master's of Architecture
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: National Advisory Board to the Presidio Council in San Francisco
Role: Board Member
Notes: converted a former military base to part of the National Park System
Publications By
Title: Maya Lin: Public/Private
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers
Notes: 1994
Title: Boundaries
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Notes: October 2000
Publications About
Title: Maya Lin
Author: Bettina Ling
Publisher: Raintree Publications
Notes: March 1997
Title: Artists: From Michelangelo to Maya Lin
Author: G. Aimee Ergas
Publisher: Uxl
Notes: January 1995
Title: Maya Lin: Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes (Everyone Contributes)
Author: Bob Italia
Publisher: Abdo & Daughters
Notes: 1993
Title: Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Author: .
Notes: Academy Award-winning documentary film
Title: American Architects and the Mechanics of Fame
Author: Roxanne Kuter Williamson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
City: Austin
Country: 190