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Michael David Sorkin (August 2, 1948 – March 26, 2020) was an American architectural and urban critic, designer, and educator. He was considered to be "one of architecture's most outspoken public intellectuals", a polemical voice in contemporary culture and the design of urban places at the turn of the twenty-first century.
Jul 27, 2022 · In 1948, Sorkin was born in Washington, DC to a scientist father and a mother who stayed at home to raise the family. He studied architecture at the University of Chicago in 1969, followed by stints at MIT and Columbia University, where he procured an MA in English.
Mar 30, 2020 · Michael Sorkin—an architect, author, teacher, and one of the most distinctive voices for social justice and sustainability in the design of the urban environment—died on March 26, 2020, at the age of 71, after contracting coronavirus.
Mar 29, 2020 · Michael David Sorkin was born in Washington on Aug. 2, 1948, to George and Ruth Sorkin. His father was a scientist, his mother a homemaker.
Aug 16, 2022 · Last week, the sad news broke that the boundary-breaking architect, urbanist, theorist, author, and educator Michael Sorkin, had died in New York, aged 71 of complications caused by Covid-19. At a time when the world is submerged in uncertainty, the loss of Sorkin’s brilliance and generosity is felt all the more sorely.
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Mar 27, 2020 · The Harvard Graduate School of Design community celebrates the legacy of architect, designer, critic, and educator Michael Sorkin, who has died at 71 after contracting the coronavirus.