Pierre-Emmanuel Becherand

About

Pierre-Emmanuel Becherand is head of design, arts and urban development for the Grand Paris Express project. With the construction of 125 miles of metro lines in a suburban ring around Paris (at a total cost of $38 billion), this is currently the largest urban project in Europe. Pierre-Emmanuel’s work is focused on the relationship between mobility, urban planning, and social change. As an expert in urban public policy, architectural commissioning, and public art, he is the founder of the artistic and architectural program “L’art du Grand Paris,” setting up exclusive collaborations between artists and architects for each of the 68 new metro stations, as well as cultural initiatives (construction parties, artistic residencies, workshops, exhibitions, etc.) designed to involve local communities in public decision making and enhance its social impact.

Experience

• Member of the board (founder & ex Managing Director) at Fonds de dotation du Grand Paris Express
  May 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

• Société du Grand Paris (15 yrs 6 mos)
  • Head of architecture, culture & design
    Feb 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

  • Head of Culture
    Jul 2015 - Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Project manager - design & services
    Jan 2011 - Jul 2015 · 4 yrs 7 mos

• Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
  Aug 2024 - Jun 2025 · 11 mos

• Collaborateur parlementaire at Sénat
  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

  Coordination du rapport d'information de M. Jean-Pierre Sueur "Villes du futur, futur des villes"

• Project manager - Exposition Universelle Shanghai 2010 at United Design Group
  May 2009 - Jan 2010 · 9 mos