Princeton University is suing Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects over the school's Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, claiming the building process was careless and took too long.
The New York firm and Texas sub-consultants Jacobs Entities of Jacobs Engineering Group are both being sued for work done on the research institute, which was completed in 2016 for the New Jersey university.
The $10.7 million (£8.12 million) lawsuit was filed in December 2019 by the Board of Trustees of Princeton University on account of a breach of contract that includes design negligence and unforeseen costs.
Princeton files "unusual but necessary" lawsuit 
In the lawsuit, Princeton alleges that the design team at Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (TWBTA) "failed to perform their professional design responsibilities in accordance with the prevailing standard of care, resulting in unnecessary and excessive additional costs and expensive project delays." Princeton University deputy spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss described the procedure as an "unusual but necessary action" in a statement.

"The University seeks to recover additional costs it incurred due to extensive changes and delays those companies caused in the construction of the Andlinger Center," Hotchkiss continued.
"As detailed in the complaint, TWBTA and Jacobs failed to meet their obligations in the construction of the Center, and the University is asserting claims for bre...