The Israeli architect, urban designer and educator was in the country last week for the 2017 National Conference organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. To put it simply, Safdie is the brain behind most architectural marvels that get people picking their brains thinking ‘how’.
“To set the record straight, I have never built anything on the West Bank,” Safdie said, before talking about his work. He emphasized that he believed in a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That was however all he was willing to speak about on politics.