Taipei’s new Performing Arts Centre is finally finished, late and over budget, but, as architect Rem Koolhaas said, ‘well worth it’

• The building, inspired by a spicy hotpot, was seven years late and over budget, bankrupting the contractor and angering Taipei’s mayor
• But, as architect Rem Koolhaas said, it was worth the effort, and the building has a spectacular line-up for its opening season