Architectural critic and urban designer Michael Sorkin speaks on how the idea of urban autonomy permeates his projects, from a fantastical city of Weed, Arizona to his current projects in New York. Throughout the lecture, he touches on what truly makes cities sustainable and how we can turn the contemporary urban ills into equitable cities of the future.
Michael Sorkin was an architectural critic, author, professor and urban designer, recognized for his work with research practice Terraform.
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