What is the highlight of Maya Lin's career?
Winning the Pritzker Prize
Founding her own architecture firm
Designing the new Pentagon
Winning the Vietnam Veterans Memorial design competition
Answer
Winning the Vietnam Veterans Memorial design competition was the highlight of Maya Lin's career because it was her first major public commission and it brought her international recognition. She was only 21 years old when she won the competition, and her design was controversial because it was so simple and abstract.
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