President’s Forum with Maya Lin

Maya Lin talked with Vishakha N. Desai, President, Asia Society about her creative philosophy, the inspiration for her works, and some of the issues which face architects today. Maya Lin burst into the public eye as an architecture student with her winning design for the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial (1982). Since then, Lin has pursued a career in art and architecture, producing works that include the Civil Rights Memorial (1989) in Montgomery, AL, the Langston Hughes Library (1999) and a chapel (2004) for The Children’s Defense Fund in Clinton, TN, environmental art installations across the country, and several works in progress. Recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Lin served on selection committee for the World Trade Center Memorial. Access video highlights of her presentation and interview.

President’s Forum is made possible with generous support from the Hazen Polsky Foundation.