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Architect and social critic Michael Sorkin develops his own vision of the future lower Manhattan through a series of chronologically organized essays illustrated with full-color images of his own plans. Mixing his inimitable brand of social criticism with more personal reflections, Starting From Zero offers a striving challenge to the Ground Zero redevelopment plan recently chosen by New York's establishment insiders.
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Michael Sorkin is America's most provocative architectural critic. He is a frequent contributor to the New YorkTimes, and is generally regarded as one of the most prominent architectural writers in America. His books include After the World Trade Center (Routledge), SomeAssembly Required, and Variations on a Theme Park.
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