you know, while my mother taught me the arts, ewing kaufman taught me the bottom line. >> brown: yourht... >> he's watching over me, and i better be sure about that bottom line. >> brown: kaufman brought in architect moshe safdie to design a space that could bring together the city's downtown area and an emerging warehouse district of small galleries and shops. >> he's known for tying blighted areas together with others. he built something for the community that seems to draw you in, and that's what we needed in this location in our town. >> brown: in fact, the city needs and wants a great deal from this project-- an economic and energy boost for its downtown. jane chu is the kaufman center's c.e.o. >> there's something about a building like this that spurs on other people to want to keep a high level of activity going in their areas. it's like if you swept your own porch in your neighborhood, and other houses looked over and said, "he's sweeping his porch, i'd better sweep mine." >> brown: if kansas city is looking to raise its profile in the nation's cultural life, moshe safdie seem