The original architect of the flagship Museum of Liverpool has accused its successor of "manipulating the client" to take control of the ongoing £68 million project.rnDanish practice 3XN won the project in 2004, beating Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid, only to be sacked by the museum last November over "performance issues". Until now it has only criticised the client's role in the saga.rnBut following BD's recent interview (Solutions April 4) with AEW - the executive architect which replaced 3XN on the scheme - 3XN director Kim Nielsen has accused the Manchester-based practice of playing a key role in its sacking.
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