Flap over arts center settled
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Officials at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the acclaimed architect who designed it have reached an out-of-court settlement in a lawsuit accusing the firm of bad design work and cost overruns.
Neither side would release terms of the deal, which still requires a federal judge’s approval.
The lawsuit, filed in November against the firm of architect Rafael Vinoly, says the construction ended up costing $180 million -- “significantly more” than the $157 million budgeted. It also accuses Vinoly of “deficient and defective design work.”
Vinoly has said that any delays and cost increases resulted from the Kimmel’s own foot-dragging.
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