"Between Art and Architecture" by Maya Lin

     I really enjoyed this article by Lin, which showed her thought processes as she designed the memorial, and how she felt about all of the skepticism surrounding it. Considering I know little to nothing about architecture, I was glad to be able to understand all of what Lin was designing, as she connected every arch and corner to different types of emotions. I was saddened to find out that the infantrymen were added at the end, when Lin, who came up with the design, wished them not be there. But it was obvious that it didn't completely ruin the whole memorial. I enjoyed how Lin wrote at the end of this piece that when she was visiting the memorial, she looked for a friends father and experienced the emotions she intended viewers to experience.