Miralles 'demanded bigger fee' within weeks of landing parliament contract

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Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2004 / February 4

Enric Miralles, the controversial Catalan architect, demanded payment for work he had not done and insisted his fee be increased - all within weeks of winning the contract to design the Holyrood parliament, it emerged yesterday. Mr Miralles's demands sparked a series of rifts and feuds within the design team and contributed to the delays that have plagued the project ever since.

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