Architect and Critic Michael Sorkin Dies from COVID-19 Complications

Architect Michael Sorkin, known for his influential writing and provocative ideas, died from complications related to COVID-19. He founded Michael Sorkin Studio, a global planning and design consultancy, after earning a master's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974. Throughout the 1980s, Sorkin served as architecture critic for The Village Voice while contributing to publications like The Architectural Record and The New York Times. He authored numerous books on architecture, city planning, and design. In 2005, Sorkin established Terreform, an urban research center where he launched the Urban Research imprint as editor-in-chief. He taught as a professor of architecture and directed the graduate urban design program at City College of New York. His career honors included the 2013 National Design Award's Design Mind recognition and a 2015 John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship in architecture planning and design.