In 2006, when plans for the Philharmonie de Paris were announced, the venue, with a flashy, futuristic design by starchitect Jean Nouvel, was supposed to open in 2013 at a cost of €173 million. By the time it actually opened in 2015, the building's cost was €386 million. So authorities sent the architect a bill […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM on October 22, 2019