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Michael Sorkin Studio (Works in Progress)
Michael Sorkin Studio - Works in Progress Author:Michael Sorkin Michael Sorkin is one of the most visible and talked-about architects today. He was for several years architectural critic at the Village Voice. In recent years he has begun to focus on his own work. This is the first complete volume on the multifaceted architecture and design projects of the Michael Sorkin Studio. The work of the studio is grou... more »nded in the belief that the city is both the primary source of the social meaning of the architecture and the most important challenge confronting the profession today. Many of the projects are theoretical and experimental and come to fruition through drawings, models, exhibitions, writings, and installations. All of these are shown in the book, accompanied by Sorkin's own texts, which discuss the goals of each project, the influences on it, and the research and design process, as well as its architectural, social, and political commentary. Sorkin believes that every architect must reinvent architecture, and this book is a record of the research behind his own ambitious attempts at reinvention.« less