For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn. Maya Lin builddrawpart Change image and share on social
Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice. Maya Lin abroadamericanasian Change image and share on social
In art or architecture your project is only done when you say it's done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures. Maya Lin architectureartcrazy share on social
I loved school. I studied like crazy. I was a Class A nerd. Maya Lin classcrazylove Change image and share on social
I'm not in a hurry to do a lot of projects. I am very resolved in each project I take on. Maya Lin hurrylotproject Change image and share on social
Nothing is ever guaranteed, and all that came before doesn't predicate what you might do next. Maya Lin guaranteepredicate Change image and share on social
If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light. Maya Lin backdeatheye Change image and share on social
The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasn't about money. It was about teaching, or learning. Maya Lin learnlifematter Change image and share on social
The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical. Maya Lin architectureartchildlike Change image and share on social
I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character. Maya Lin 20s30samerican share on social