Row halts Herzog & de Meuron building

摘要

Work has stalled on Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg following a series of technical difficulties, leaving the future of the project in jeopardy. Contractor Hochtief has stopped work on four areas of the building - the single-skin unitised glass facade, the steel roof support structure, the 82m-long escalator and the building services. It has blamed differences between its plans and those drawn up by architect Herzog & de Meuron. The German contractor has said work cannot continue on these areas, and is now calling for a complete reorganisation of the project team.