It's the exception, though, rather than the rule. Prestigious architect/politician-driven projects always have problems and are, by default, plagued by incompet

It's the exception, though, rather than the rule. Prestigious architect/politician-driven projects always have problems and are, by default, plagued by incompetence. The only way to avoid cost overruns and delays is to not build them. There are problems with these kinds of projects even in Norway, which I suspect is the least corrupt country in existence. The BER is ridiculous, though. The specification, organization, execution and communication are all amazingly bad.