A SOLID
FOUNDATION The Skirball’s architect, Moshe Safdie, reflects on conceiving and creating a “belonging building.”
BeBe Jacobs
In honor of the Skirball’s twenty-fifth anniversary, President and CEO Jessie Kornberg met with Moshe Safdie— the world-renowned architect who designed all four construction phases of the Skirball’s fifteen-acre campus—to unearth stories of how the institution came to be a place of welcome. Looking back to the Skirball’s origins, Safdie recalled moments of inspiration and appreciation for the ways in which founder Uri Herscher’s ambitious dreams have been realized. Excerpts of their illuminating conversation are presented here. 12
