Value of Placemaking by STIPO, HUNC & Placemaking Europe

Placemaking is an increasingly important approach in area development.
This research shows the direct and indirect benefits of placemaking in different contexts.

Club Rhijnhuizen – Annual Report 2020

Club Rhijnhuizen is the area cooperative for everyone who lives, works, takes initiative and develops in Rijnhuizen. Read more about all activities from 2020.

Club Rhijnhuizen annual plan 2017

Club Rhijnhuizen's annual plan is a preparation for 2017: our goals, our program, the communication and the foundation for the club structure as a cooperative have been laid. Cheers!

Language: Dutch

Cities for All Conference 2018 report

This report is the result of the Cities For All conference that took place in Stockholm, April 2018. The event was organized in collaboration with KTH, Future of Places Research Center, STIPO, City at Eye Level, Fastighetsägarna, Formas, Tertius and many other European partners. There were two major topics, gentrification and inclusion, and we celebrated the official kick-off of the European Placemaking Network.

Citymaker Fund – Matchmakers between placemakers and investors

Financing done differently: applying gentlyfication on the funding of area development projects. Published on: EU Urban Maestro.

Eye Level Game

A tool to analyze a place or area based on the principles of the city at eye level - with an eye for the human dimension.

Flexible Planning Manual (2015)

Platform31 and Stipo started an exploration of the stagnation of inner-city development in the context of this MIRT study, together with six municipalities.

Guide: Climate-adaptive development

A guide in which a method for climate-adaptive development is explained and applied to the Dutch neighbourhood of Rijnhuizen.

Manual – First life, then space, then buildings

This manual is intended for anyone who is at the start of a new area development or transformation, and who wants to put the human dimension at the heart of it.

Manual for Contemporary Courtyards (2015)

About the physical and social secrets for creating the most successful housing concept in the Netherlands, 'het hofje'.

Manual: Facade Garden

Plant flowers or place benches in front of your house and create hybride space. Download the manual and get started with your facade garden.

Manual: Measure the impact of placemaking

Measure the impact of placemaking projects according to a series of steps. Download the manual to get started with impact assessment of placemaking.

Manual: Plinth Rating

A manual which explains the process of observing and mapping ground floor buildings.

Manual: The City at Eye Level for Kids

An instrument for co-design of neighborhoods and city centers for and with children and their families.

Manual: The Eye Level Game

A tool to analyze a place or area based on the principles of the city at eye level - with an eye for the human dimension.

Manual: The Place Game

A manual explaining the process of the Place Game method.

Manual: The Suitcase

A tool for place co-creation and participatory mapping. Download the manual to get started with the 'suitcase approach' yourself.

Manual: The Time Machine

A stepping stone to a shared future. Download the manual to get started with 'the Time Machine workshop method'.

Manual: Urban Camping

An urban anthropological method for doing research in public space. Download the manual to get started with 'urban camping'.

N14 Renewal between chaos and order (2008)

About competences, organizations and professional practices. In collaboration with KEI knowledge center for urban renewal.

OUR CITY? Countering Exclusion in Public Space

APlacemaking Europe publication. Language: English.

OUR CITY? Countering Exclusion in Public Space (2019)

About inclusive cities and placemaking.

Place-led Development brochure (2021)

A brochure to learn all about te concept 'Place-led Development'. A collaboration between HUNC, Placemaking Europe network and STIPO.

re:Kreators – New players, different game (2016)

An article about the re-Kreators in the magazine CITY IN TRANSITION. Read the entire magazine or go straight to page 102.

The City at Eye Level – Lessons for Street Plinths (2016)

About good public space, human scale and the city at eye level.

The City at Eye Level Asia (2020)

About the quality of public space, placemaking and the city at eye level in Asia

The City at Eye Level for Kids (2019)

About public space with and for children.

The Place Game 2.0

Use the Place Game method as a tool to observe and analyze a space to make short-term and long-term improvements. Developed by PPS, extended version by Stipo

The Place Game

Use the Place Game method as a tool to observe and analyze a space to make short-term and long-term improvements. Developed by PPS.