Old Bern, new perspectives

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The "Baldachin", the covered tram and bus stop outside the railway station (Marchwell, Zürich/Bürgi Schärerer Raaflaub, Bern /Atelier 5, Bern)

The historic centre, a Unesco World Heritage Site, was built in a bend in the River Aare. (swiss-image.ch/Terence du Fresne) swiss-image

"Flying Houses" of the new women's clinic (Frauenklinik) (Bétrix Consolascio, Erlenbach)

The 15th century town hall is still the site of most city and cantonal political activity. (wikipedia/Wladyslaw Sojka)

New residential properties, Weissenstein-Neumatt, is built on the site of a former quarry. (GWJ Architekten, Bern)

Gerechtigkeitsgasse, the main street in the lower part of the historic centre with the Zähringer (front) and Samson fountains (Keystone/Martin Ruetschi) Keystone

Japanese embassy (GWJ Architekten, Bern)

There is a jet of water for each of the 26 cantons in front of the parliament buildings. (swiss-image.ch/Terence du Fresne) swiss-image

Listen up: the room where official press conferences are given in the government's media centre (IAAG Architekten, Bern)

No matter how wet the weather, shoppers and cafe goers stay dry under the city's six kilometres of arcades. (swiss-image.ch/Terence du Fresne) swiss-image

The new home of the the National Metrology Institute (Metron, Brugg)

The old clock tower (Zytglogge) remains Bern's best known landmark. (Keystone/Gaetan Bally) Keystone

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Bern has managed to preserve its historical buildings while keeping up with the times.

All images from book on Bern’s contemporary architecture (Bern baut. Ein Führer zur zeitgenössischen Architektur 1990–2010. Edition Hochparterre)