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Principal Juan Miró has penned a tribute to notable architect, critic, teacher, and friend Michael Sorkin, who passed away in March at the age of 71:

“Michael was my friend and mentor for the last 30 years. He was my professor at Yale School of Architecture in 1990, and, not surprisingly, he proposed an intellectually intense studio topic. When reviewing my work, he sensed that it would be easier for me to write about it, rather than to talk about it. I was puzzled, as my English was very limited at the time. “You can write,” he insisted. He was right, and my writing became essential to the development of the project. Like good teachers do, he opened a door for me that I did not know was there, and to this day, every time I venture through it, I am grateful that he did.

I am also honored that Michael wrote about the professional work of my firm, Miró Rivera Architects. The first piece he did for us was for the catalog of our exhibition in the Aedes Gallery in Berlin 10 years ago. More recently, he wrote the introduction for our forthcoming monograph. To the world, it will be one of Sorkin’s last pieces of published writing. To me, re-reading it will be a humbling reminder of gratitude and admiration for a brilliant man. Thank you, Michael.”

Read the full tribute here.