For the most part things never get built the way they were drawn. Maya Lin builddrawpart 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
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
My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions. Maya Lin authoritycollegemake Change image and share on social
We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother. Maya Lin bringbrotherdifferentiation Change image and share on social
I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate fields rather than merging them. Maya Lin analyticallyapproacharchitecture 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
Every memorial in its time has a different goal. Maya Lin goalmemorialtime Change image and share on social
Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think. Maya Lin agecloseteacher Change image and share on social
When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they' be censored. We were a very insular little family. Maya Lin censorchinachinese Change image and share on social
