Michael Sorkin, visionary and incisive architect, educator, critic, has passed away from COVID-19

Michael Sorkin, the noted architectural critic and intellectual powerhouse behind Michael Sorkin Studio and Terreform, has passed away due to complications resulting from COVID-19.  Rest in Power: Michael Sorkin (1948-2020). Architect, Planner, Critic. #MichaelSorkin pic.twitter.com/ANkK3A4sm8— Warren James (@wjames_com) March 26, 2020 The news was shared via Twitter this afternoon by New York City architect Warren James (@wjames_com) and was confirmed to Archinect by Lesley Lokko, Dean of the The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York where Sorkin was a Distinguished Professor and Director Emeritus of Graduate Urban Design Program. In a statement sent to Archinect, Dean Lokko wrote, "It is with profound sorrow that we learned earlier today of the passing of one of our most valued and most brilliant faculty members, Michael Sorkin, from complications brought on by COVID-19. The entire faculty, staff and students are united in paying tribute t...

Michael Sorkin, visionary and incisive architect, educator, critic, has passed away from COVID-19
Michael Sorkin, the noted architectural critic and intellectual powerhouse behind Michael Sorkin Studio and Terreform, has passed away due to complications resulting from COVID-19.  Rest in Power: Michael Sorkin (1948-2020). Architect, Planner, Critic. #MichaelSorkin pic.twitter.com/ANkK3A4sm8— Warren James (@wjames_com) March 26, 2020 The news was shared via Twitter this afternoon by New York City architect Warren James (@wjames_com) and was confirmed to Archinect by Lesley Lokko, Dean of the The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York where Sorkin was a Distinguished Professor and Director Emeritus of Graduate Urban Design Program. In a statement sent to Archinect, Dean Lokko wrote, "It is with profound sorrow that we learned earlier today of the passing of one of our most valued and most brilliant faculty members, Michael Sorkin, from complications brought on by COVID-19. The entire faculty, staff and students are united in paying tribute t...