Philanthropy Is Activism.

I'm Strong-willed. Architects Are Strong-willed. You Get The Best Results With A Strong Client And A Strong Architect Working Together.

Ideas, More Than Money, Are Really The Currency For Success.

Unfortunately, The Boards Of Art Institutions Tend To Be Populated With Well-meaning Supporters Of The Arts Who Often Lack Any Business Background Or Appetite For Imposing Appropriate Discipline.

At A Time When All The Other Builders Were Selling Homes With Basements But Without Carports, We Would Sell Homes Without Basements And With Carports. This Allowed Us To Provide A More Appealing Product At A Lower Price. In Other Words, We Felt We Would Be Giving Customers Greater Value.

To Me, Money Is A Means To Do Good. I Reached A Point In My Life Where I Had Enjoyed Tremendous Business Success That Afforded My Family Everything We Could Possibly Want. My Wife And I Then Decided That We Could Use Our Wealth To Make A Difference. So We Created The Broad Foundations To Do Four Things: To Improve Urban Public Education, To Support Innovative Scientific And Medical Research, To Foster Art Appreciation For Audiences Worldwide And To Support Civic Initiatives In Los Angeles.