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.

Michael Sorkin in 2005. Photo: Fairfax Media via Getty Images If you’re ever lucky enough to spot a copy of Exquisite Corpse in a used-book bin or gathering dust on somebody’s shelf, snatch it.

This article appears in the April 20/27, 2020 issue.. Michael Sorkin died from the coronavirus in an overcrowded hospital on March 26, and it is a shattering loss. If some people consider me an ...

Michael Sorkin (1948–2020) was the architecture critic of The Nation from 2013 to 2020. Trump inhabits interiors in lieu of an interior life and shows them off with hyperbolic self-celebration ...

Remembering Michael Sorkin and William Helmreich, lifelong devotees of traveling the city—and documenting its richness—on foot. By Jake Bittle Mar 31, 2020, 2:45pm EDT ...

WASHINGTON — Michael Sorkin, a fiery champion of social justice and sustainability in architecture and urban planning who emerged as one of his profession’s most incisive public intellectuals ...

Michael Sorkin never thought small. In 2001, the Washington, D.C.-born architect offered a comprehensive blueprint for turning East Jerusalem into the capital of a Palestinian state.

The design firm's annual card pays tribute to Michael Sorkin, who died of COVID-19 last year, and his '250 Things an Architect Should Know.' Remembering the designers, architects, and creative ...

Michael Sorkin used to regard criticism as “a service profession”, highlighting the field’s ability to shape public opinion and the direction of architecture at large.