Sabbagh ably tells it all, barring no holds and occasionally taking a chance, I nervously thought, on libel. The work took six years. Now they find unacceptable levels of asbestos in the original structure. Now a supply factory burns to the ground. A hoist fails to work, a lift door won't open.
Steel comes late.
A pump doesn't turn up. A crane breaks down. The approach to the connecting bridge over the river clashes with plans for the landscaping of the museum. Harry Gugger, one of the architectural partners, complains about the 'terrible' quality of the workmanship, and says it would all be different in Switzerland. Someone from a construction company remarks coolly of his clients that 'they come from this arts background'.