The Grands Projets was an architectural program initiated by French President François Mitterand in 1981. It was intended to provide a series of quality buildings for Paris that symbolised the power and influence (artistic or cultural, political and economic) of France at turn of the millennium.
Choose at least two, but no more than three projects in the series to describe the program and its outcomes. You should develop your thesis to explain how power enters into architectural design by means of the program as well as explain any additional issues that arose from the completion and reception (among critics, the public, etc.) of the buildings chosen.
