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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History
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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History

by Richard Poulin
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1 pages
10h 27m
English
Rockport Publishers
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MAYA LIN AND
THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
Washington, D.C., USA
Maya Lin (b. 1959), Architect
Athens, Ohio, USA
1983
In the 1980s, the concept of memorial architec-
ture in the United States dramatically changed
due to the controversial contributions of archi-
tect Maya Lin. Traditional and cliché figurative
imagery that had dominated memorials since
the founding of the republic were replaced with
metaphor, abstraction, and spatial engagement.
Maya Lin (b. 1959) is an American artist
and architect known for her work in sculpture
and landscape art. She was born in Athens,
Ohio, and studied architecture at Yale Univer- ...
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ISBN: 9781592537792