Thanks to their loud, brash, and nocturnal nature, rock concerts are often held in dark bars and nightclubs designed to withstand the abuse of rowdy fans and guitar-smashing rockers. But as musicians ...

Washington D.C. has earned a reputation for iconic architecture. Emerging from the L'Enfant and McMillan Plans, Washington’s cityscape includes wide streets and low-rise buildings that sprawl out from ...

Architect Maya Lin is best known for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which she designed as a 21-year-old college student. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Lin about ...

Celebrated architect and artist Maya Lin spoke about the issue of environmentalism and sustainable architecture Thursday afternoon during her keynote address for the 43rd annual conference of the ...

Architect Maya Lin was in Jordan in 2009, in the midst of a yearlong trip around the world, when she got a call inviting her to discuss what would become her largest commission to date—a ...

Francisco Estrada-Belli's latest archaeological foray had all the hallmarks of an Indiana Jones adventure: A mysterious coffin. An encounter with the Snake Kingdom of the Maya. A tunnel dug by looters ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract [English] The function of elite Maya architecture should not always be interpreted literally, for it may also reflect metaphorical and ...

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — While other community college students may visit the National History Museum as part of their archeology class, one Mesa College woman is heading for the field trip of a lifetime ...

Maya Lin vaulted to fame when she was just 21 as the winner of the competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Her powerful monument led the architecture student to a robust career creating ...

In 1981, undergraduate architect student Maya Lin came crashing into the national spotlight when she beat out more than 1,400 entries in a public design contest with her now-famous rendering for the ...