More than half the people of the world live in cities, a percentage that continues to rise. Amsterdam, home to 180 nationalities, is hailed as an urban success story and ranked as one of the most liveable cities in the world.

Yet the evolution and regeneration of Amsterdam's urban space is one of the city's constant - and controversial - major challenges. What spatial solutions best respond to Amsterdam's dynamic demographics? Improve its social, economic and cultural contexts? Fulfil its p...

In this in-depth conversation, illustrated by extensive plans, models, references and photos, the founders of Baranowitz Kronenberg Architecture, the acclaimed Tel - Aviv-based studio, provide a personal analysis of the thinking behind seven of their projects: two hotels, three restaurants, a store and a private home. Incorporating culture, time and place into the design process is fundamental to Baranowitz Kronenberg's approach. Symbolic starting points as disparate as, among others, the art...