{"product_id":"9783858817228","title":"Building Bern: Contemporary Architecture Guide 1990-2010","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike many cities around the world, the Swiss capital, Bern, has seen a stunning amount of new development and construction in recent years. A vast number of new buildings have been erected, while existing ones have been refurbished or transformed for new uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cbr\u003eThis handy pocket guide highlights the most important and interesting of those new buildings, ranging from the historic town center to the suburbs. The eighty entries feature a short critical essay about each building, accompanied by specially commissioned photographs, floor plans and section views, and boxes of key facts and figures. A separate section focuses on a selection of earlier twentieth-century buildings now regarded as classics, while an introductory essay links contemporary architectural achievements with the long history of building in Bern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cbr\u003eThe result is a book that celebrates the city’s admirable melding of old and new, making \u003ci\u003eBuilding Bern\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethe perfect companion for a trip to Switzerland’s capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scheidegger and Spiess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059895320816,"sku":"9783858817228","price":42.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783858817228_p0.jpg?v=1763697084","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783858817228","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}