Flap over arts center settled

Officials at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the acclaimed architect who designed it have reached an out-of-court settlement in a lawsuit accusing the firm of bad design work and cost overruns.

Neither side would release terms of the deal, which still requires a federal judge’s approval.

The lawsuit, filed in November against the firm of architect Rafael Vinoly, says the construction ended up costing $180 million -- “significantly more” than the $157 million budgeted. It also accuses Vinoly of “deficient and defective design work.”

Vinoly has said that any delays and cost increases resulted from the Kimmel’s own foot-dragging.