Interview | Senior Partner Jaron Lubin on Designing for People

Architecture Lab


In a new interview with Architecture Lab's Anton Giuroiu, Safdie Architects' Jaron Lubin reflects on architecture as a collective act shaped by people, place, and collaboration.

Speaking about Marina Bay Sands, Jewel Changi Airport, and the Cherokee Heritage Center, Lubin discusses the importance of listening, communication, daylight, and designing around how people actually use and experience a place. The conversation also explores Lubin’s approach to design, the influence of architectural history and teaching on his work, and his advice to young architects.

“I’m inspired by the fact that architects have been confidently trying to solve the exact same human problems for about five thousand years, and we’re still convinced this meeting will finally crack it.”

Read the full interview at Architecture Lab.

Published in News on August 26, 2026