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Architecture is like a mythical fantastic. It has to be experienced. It can't be described. We can draw it up and we can make models of it, but it can only be experienced as a complete whole.
Maya Lin
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Maya Lin
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 5
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Maya Ying Lin
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