THE sacked architect behind the new Museum of Liverpool has forged a peace deal with their former employers.

Danish designer 3XN came up with the distinctive X-wing shape of the new waterfront museum.

But it was acrimoniously dropped from the project in November, 2007, and Manchester firm AEW hired to deliver the designs.

In mid-2008, 3XN’s principal architect, Kim Nielsen, said his firm was considering suing National Museums Liverpool (NML) for breach of copyright.

He also claimed NML still owned 3XN “a lot of money”.

Now, following a meeting with museums director Dr David Fleming last month, Mr Nielsen and NML have agreed to bury the hatchet.

3XN will now be officially credited as the “creative architects” on the project, which opens next year.

Mr Nielsen told the Daily Post: “It is a big issue. We had a positive meeting – we agreed about the promotion of the museum together.

“We are the designers – that is what we agreed with the museum.”

Asked if the agreement was to be followed up with any cash, Mr Nielsen said: “I have no comment on that.”

He did confirm there would be no copyright lawsuit.

An NML spokesman said: “We had a very amiable and positive meeting with 3XN, and agreed to refer to the company as ‘creative architects’ on the Museum of Liverpool project.”