STADTMANUFAKTUR Magazine

STADTMANUFAKTUR Magazine

Valuable knowledge, exciting successful projects and news on place branding and urban development – personally commented on by the experts at Stadtmanufaktur.

Valuable knowledge, exciting successful projects and news on place branding and urban development – personally commented on by the experts at Stadtmanufaktur.

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    Trends·10. September 2026··

    The demands on economic development are increasing, while the financial leeway available to many municipalities is shrinking. Before this turns into a debate focused solely on cost-cutting, Frank Balkenhol proposes a thought experiment: What if we were allowed to redesign economic development from scratch today—starting with a blank sheet of paper?

Our mission

Ideas, inspiration and exchange – for liveable cities and urban spaces

We have been observing, designing and moving cities for decades. What do we notice? As individual as the character of each city is, as similar are the challenges: Structural change, cityscape, stakeholder management, place marketing, events, tourism. In our magazine and in our strategic consulting, we address all of this, provide impetus and offer platforms for inspiration and exchange.

The team of the Stadtmanufaktur

The team of the Stadtmanufaktur