Jeanne Interviewed for AIArchitect magazine

I was pleased to be interviewed for AIArchitect magazine regarding two of my picture book biographies: THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M Pei and MAYA LIN: Artist Architect of Light and Lines.Thank you to architect Lori Apfel Cardeli for such a terrific article, "How authors shape early design literacy" (part of a three part series).

Here's a taste:

"The emphasis on perseverance is echoed in Jeanne Walker Harvey’s work.

In The Glass Pyramid, Harvey explores Pei’s vision for the Louvre and the resistance it faced. In Maya Lin: Artist–Architect of Light and Lines, she traces the evolution of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, including the criticism Maya Lin encountered as a young designer.

Harvey shared that children are often captivated by unexpected details, like Maya Lin sculpting an early memorial model out of mashed potatoes. These moments demystify architecture, showing that powerful ideas can begin in unconventional ways.

'Even highly regarded architects face challenges,” Harvey noted. “I want kids to understand that believing in your ideas matters—even when others don’t right away.'"