Michael Sorkin, Architectural Critic and Educator, Dies of COVID-19 Complications

Michael Sorkin, architect, author, educator and one of the most distinctive voices for social justice and sustainability in design of the urban environment, has died at 71 in New York City after contracting coronavirus.

Click here for his full obituary in ENR's sister publication Architectural Record

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