Foster Dragged Into Wembley Legal Row

摘要

Foster & Partners and HOK Sport have been dragged into one of the biggest legal battles in UK construction history, the multi-million damages claim made by their collaborator on Wembley Stadium, contractor Multiplex.rnJust days after Multiplex filed a ￡253 million lawsuit against engineer Mott MacDonald, papers seen by BD show it is now suing the two practices for breach of contract in an effort to gain access to their staff so it can clarify the causes of crucial design changes.rnAlthough the ￡800 million flagship stadium was deemed an architectural success, it was delivered more than a year late, went ￡300 million over budget and, according to Multiplex, continues to suffer from unspecified snagging issues.rnIn its primary 600-page claim against Mott, Multiplex alleges that design shortcomings- including 11,000 changes to drawings and the failure to deliver a steelwork design within budget-led to the overruns.