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MIT sued him for functional deficiencies in the Stata Center. > Apparently, the three-year-old Stata Center leaks, mold is growing on the exterior, snow and ic

• sgift 6y ago
  Interesting, but that source also says this: Before we start blaming crazy Gehry or making excuses for him, let's take a collective step back. Is the situation really so unusual? Architects, contractors, and clients get embroiled in lawsuits all the time. That's why we have lawyers. For architects in search of a moral, the lawsuit in question should serve as little more than a timely reminder to get familiar with the new AIA contract documents. As it is, Gehry's famous, so the squabble is getting the kind of media attention typically reserved for Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan's latest stint in rehab. In that context, who cares? --- It seems it got settled in the end and we will never know if Gehry (or one of the contractors or no one) was really at fault: https://thetech.com/2010/03/19/statasuit-v130-n14 https://thetech.com/2010/03/19/statasuit-v130-n14