Safdie Architects

09/17/2026

Brooklyn’s first Carnegie library is getting its daylight back.

Pacific Library has served downtown Brooklyn since 1904. Over the past century, alterations removed its original roof and skylight and paved over a sunken courtyard.

Safdie Architects is restoring the building for Brooklyn Public Library with AYON Studio, Architect of Record and Preservation Architect.

The renovation restores the original roof shape and recreates its skylight. A new interior skylight at the upper level carries sunlight down to the main library floor.

Excavation around the building opens the lower level to daylight and makes room for gardens of birch, ivy, and ferns, where a new two-story solarium will hold the children’s room and the teen room.

The design builds on community input the Library has gathered since 2019. It adds new classrooms for the Adult Learning program, a sidewalk-level entry, and a new elevator.

08/26/2026

Working in collaboration is how the best learning and design happens.

This summer’s interns were Sylvana Kam, a co-op student from the University of Waterloo, and Tengxin Sun, Aries Wang and Yejin Joe, M.Arch students at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

07/30/2026

Airports are gateways, and in principal cities they become gateways to the nation.

On the Y We Travel podcast, Moshe Safdie talks with Erica Vella about designing Jewel Changi Airport and why the architectural quality of an airport is a cultural statement.

Listen to the full episode in our bio link.

06/11/2026

A look back at the process behind the expansion.

06/04/2026

A preview weekend ahead of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art expansion opening June 6th.

We are grateful to everyone at , and especially to Alice Walton, Olivia Walton, and Rod Bigelow, for their vision and partnership in bringing this expansion to life.

The new galleries open up space for an expanded collection of American art, and one of the highlights of the weekend was meeting so many of the artists whose work now lives here.

It was an honor to share the moment alongside distinguished guests including President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton, Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart and so many more.

From the Safdie Architects team, Partners Moshe Safdie, Chris Mulvey, and Jaron Lubin were on site with Principal Matt Longo to celebrate the building and the community gathered around it.

For everyone, a place to experience art, architecture, and nature together.

06/04/2026

"Designed by the Boston-headquartered firm Safdie Architects, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art consists of a series of concrete and glass structures linked by “bridges” over a natural ravine shaped into ponds and surrounded by woods and trails.

On 6 June, a new segment of the museum will open downstream, adding 114,000 sq. ft to allow more space for its growing collection and art-and-wellness programming," writes Scarlet Cheng for The Art Newspaper.

The Arkansas museum now has 50% more space for its ever-expanding collection and art-and-wellness programming

06/02/2026

"In developing the design of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art expansion, it was decided to stay within the vocabulary of the existing museum, with one exception: the North Temporary Exhibition Gallery and new creative learning Hub add a new palette to the design," Moshe Safdie told Dezeen.

Safdie Architects' expansion for the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas has been revealed after a four-year construction phase

06/01/2026

The 114,000-square-foot addition to Crystal Bridges brings a series of new pavilions to the museum.

Expanded galleries hold the growing permanent collection and large-scale temporary exhibitions.

A bridge displays sculpture, pottery and glass, and houses Quartz and Honey, a 40-seat café with open views of the grounds.

A dedicated 14,000-square-foot Learning and Engagement Hub adds room for education and community programs.

Building on the original design, the expansion extends Crystal Bridges’ integration of art, architecture, and nature.

Come visit, doors open June 6th.

05/30/2026

Now open, the expansion of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art extends the original vision, bringing new galleries, gathering spaces, and connections to the landscape.

05/28/2026

The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art expansion opens June 6.

Ahead of the opening, a look back at Moshe Safdie's 2024 Harvard Graduate School of Design lecture on the design of the original museum and the importance of architecture that connects people to art and nature.