The titanesque struggle for the Louvre pyramid

• Frédéric COMPAIN
  Réalisateur du film La bataille de la pyramide du Louvre
  
• Jean LEBRAT
  Former Chairman of the Établissement public du Grand Louvre
  
• Michel MACARY
  Architect in Partnership with Ieoh Ming Peï
  

Summary

How is it possible to successfully carry out a construction project worth about eight million Francs, entrusted to a foreign architect who refuses, on principle, to submit to a competition ; a project which is booed by government officials in charge of historical monuments, creates a media storm and raises huge and hitherto unheard of technical problems ? And all this, concerning one of the most treasured symbols of French culture... Such is the background for Frédéric Compain's film '*La Bataille de la pyramide du Louvre*', compiled with interviews from the main actors in this epic story. A discussion with Jean Lebrat, former Chairman of the Établissement public du Grand Louvre, and Michel Macary, architect in partnership with Ieoh Ming Peï, followed the projection of the film.

Summary translated from French by Rachel MARLIN.

• The entire article was written by Élisabeth BOURGUINAT and translated by Rachel MARLIN.

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The entire article appears in French in the Journal de l'École de Paris du management N° 26.