urban culture, and the legacy of modernist approaches to urban planning. He was a member of the International Committee of Architectural Critics. For ten years, Sorkin was architecture critic for The Village Voice, and he wrote for Architectural Record, The New York Times, The Architectural Review, Metropolis, Mother Jones, Vanity Fair, the Wall Street Journal, Architectural Review, and The Nation. As a volume editor, he organized multi-authored publications, and he contributed essays to a range of architecture publications. He also authored 20 books. Legacy Death Sorkin died on March 26, 2020, from complications brought on by COVID-19 in Manhattan. His death was among the design profession's most prominent losses during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic — making news internationally and met with an outpouring of tributes and obituaries in mainstream, leftist, and architectural media. Awards and recognitions 2009, 2010: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2010: Graham Foundation Architecture Award 2011 Graham Foundation, for New York City (Steady) State with Robin Balles and Christian Eusebio. 2013: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Design Mind Award. 2015: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow in Architecture, Planning and Design Bibliography Books Sorkin, M. & Beede Howe, M. (1981) Go Blow Your Nose. New York: St. Martin's Press. Sorkin, M. (1991) Exquisite Corpse: Writing on Buildings. London: Verso. Sorkin, M. (1993) Local Code: The Constitution of a City at 42° N Latitude. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. (1993) Sorkin, M. (1997) Traffic In Democracy. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Sorkin, M. (2001) Some Assembly Required. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Sorkin, M. (2002) Pamphlet Architecture 22 : Other Plans: University of Chicago Studies, 1998–2000.New York: Princeton Architectural Press. Sorkin, M. (2003) Starting From Zero: Reconstructing Downtown New York. New York : Routledge. Sorkin, M. (ed.) (2005) "Against the Wall: Israel's Barrier to Peace." New York : Norton. Sorkin, M. (2008) Indefensible Space : The Architecture of the National Insecurity State. New York : Routledge. Sorkin, M. (2009) Twenty Minutes in Manhattan. London: Reaktion. Sorkin, M. (2011) All Over The Map: Writing on Buildings and Cities. London: Verso. Sorkin, M. (2018) What Goes Up: The Right and Wrongs to the City London: Verso. Editor, contributor, selected Sorkin, M., "The Domestic Apparatus." In Ranalli, G., "George Ranalli : buildings and projects." Princeton Architectural Press, 1988. Sorkin, M., "Ciao Manhattan." In Klotz, H. "New York architecture,