Michael D. Sorkin (født 2. august 1948 i Washington, DC i USA , død 26. mars 2020 i New York City ) var en amerikansk arkitekt, forfatter og professor.[ 7]
Sorkin tok bachelorgraden ved University of Chicago i 1970, og mastergraden i arkitektur ved Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Sorkin tok også mastergraden i engelsk ved Columbia University .[ 8]
Sorkin var anmeldte arkitektur for The Village Voice i 1980-årene og skrev mange artikler og bøker om samtidsarkitektur, design, byplanlegging og «demokratisk arkitektur».[ 9] [ 10]
Sorkin var co-president for Institute for Urban Design og visepresident for Urban Design Forum i New York.[ 11]
I 2013 ble han tildelt utmerkelsen «Design Mind» av Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum .[ 12]
Sorkin døde 26. mars 2020 av covid-19 i New York City , 71 år gammel.[ 13]
The Anxin Archipelago, Xiong'an , Folkerepublikken Kina (2018)
Xi’an Forest Park, Xi'an , Kina (2017)
A New Capital City (Xiong'an), Xi'an, Kina (2017)
Chengdu Jiujiang, Jiujiang , Kina (2017)
Fengxi New City Central Sponge Park Conceptual Design, Xi'an, Kina (2017)
Fengxi New City Baima River Urban Design, Xi'an, Kina (2017)
Davao Chapel, Davao City , Filippinene (2017)
Shenzhen Pedestrian Bridges, Shenzhen , Kina (2017)
Belfast Revitalization Plan, Belfast , Nord-Irland (2017)
Xi’an Mole Center, Xian, Kina (2017)
Xi’an Zaoyuan Autoparts Management Building, Xi’an, Kina (2016)
New York Subway Freight System, New York City USA (2016)
Golden Oyster Food Culture Town, Bao’an , Shenzhen, Kina (2016)
Zhejiang Cultural Center, Zhejiang , Kina (2016)
Bao’an Fashion Business Zone, Shenzhen, Kina (2016)
Xi'an Zaoyuan Towers, Xi'an, Kina (2015)
City Of Science Laboratory, Xi'an, Kina (2015)
Bonville Ecological Golf Resort, Bonville (New South Wales) , Australia (2015)
Barack Obama Community Library, Chicago , USA (2014)
University of Zamboanga High School, Zamboanga City , Filippinene (2014)
Xi’an Yuexiu City, Xi’an, Kina (2014)
Yangling Model District Financial Building, Xi'an, Kina (2014)
Wuhan Qingtan Lake Ecological Tech Park, Wuhan , Kina (2014)
Xi’an Commercial Valley Apartment, Club House, New Airport City, Church, Xi’an, Kina (2013–2014)
Masterplan Xiqing District Housing Design, Tianjin , Kina (2010)
A Seven Star Hotel and Clubhouse, Tianjin, Kina (2008)
Progetto di abitazioni, Bodrum , Tyrkia (2008)
Houses at Coorg, Weekend Houses on Plantation, Coorg Kodagu , India (2006)
City College of New York Campus, New York City, USA (2004)
WTO Headquarters, Genève , Sveits (2003)
Shoehaus, 70 unità di edilizia pubblica, Wien , Østerrike (1995)
Progetto Tracked Houses, Housing for the Homeless, West Side Rail Yards, New York City, USA (1990)
Progetto West Hollywood Civic Center, Los Angeles , USA (1988)
^ Library of Congress Authorities , Library of Congress autoritets-ID n81006110 , besøkt 12. november 2019[Hentet fra Wikidata]
^ «Michael Sorkin, visionary and incisive architect, educator, critic, has passed away from COVID-19 » , verkets språk engelsk , besøkt 27. mars 2020[Hentet fra Wikidata]
^ Dignity Memorial , Dignity Memorial obituary ID new-york-ny/michael-sorkin-9099837 [Hentet fra Wikidata]
^ «Michael Sorkin, ‘supremely gifted’ theorist and architect, dies from COVID-19 » , verkets språk engelsk , besøkt 27. mars 2020[Hentet fra Wikidata]
^ www.amacad.org [Hentet fra Wikidata]
^ Guggenheim Fellows database , Guggenheim fellows ID michael-sorkin [Hentet fra Wikidata]
^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City . Routledge. s. 622 . ISBN 9780415252256 .
^ Yoe, Mary Ruth. «Everybody's A Critic: Michael Sorkin, AB’69». The University of Chicago Magazine .
^ «Michael Sporkin: Architecture Critic» . The Nation . 2015.
^ Risen, Clay (7. juli 2009). «Vexed Village: An Architect’s Daily Commute Inspires Sweeping Critique of City» . The Observer .
^ «Urban Design Forum: Our Leadership» . Urban Desin Forum.
^ «History of Honorees and Jurors: 2013, Design Mind: Michael Sorkin». Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
^ Pacheco, Antonio (26. mars 2020). «Michael Sorkin, visionary and incisive architect, educator, critic, has passed away from COVID-19» . Archinect News (på engelsk).