The college is embarking on its largest capital project of the decade: refurbishing and redesigning Neilson Library.
Last week, Smith College announced that Maya Lin, noted Chinese-American architectural designer and artist, will work with national design firm Shepley Bulfinch to redesign Neilson. Lin is best known as the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Lin’s connections to Smith are strong. Last year, Lin visited campus to deliver the 11th annual Miller Lecture in Art and Art History. Lin was also awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts by Smith in 1993, and her mother, Julia Chang Lin, graduated from Smith in 1951.
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