© Jared Chulski
Snøhetta’s new building for Le Monde seeks to symbolize the dichotomies of its function but fails to address all its needs. Located just behind the Gare d’Austerlitz, on the avenue Pierre-Mendès-France – part of the new neighbourhood’s spinal artery, which spans the railway tracks all the way to the city limits – the 23,000-square-metre building was designed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta, and realized in partnership with French practice SRA.