STIPO Greece
STIPO Greece, based in Athens, specialises in placemaking, participatory urban development and socio-cultural education. Its team brings hands-on experience in community-driven urban regeneration and public space activation — helping people shape the places they live in.
As the Greek partner in CREATE PURPOSE, STIPO hosts the residency exploring Sustainability in Athens, through site-specific, participatory interventions rooted in placemaking and public space.
Meet the people behind the Athens residency
Dimitra Zouni
Project Manager, STIPO GreeceDimitra is a spatial and urban planner with an MSc in Spatial Planning for Sustainable and Resilient Cities. At STIPO Greece she develops and coordinates European projects at the intersection of placemaking, community participation, culture and creativity.
Her work focuses on using participatory approaches to activate public spaces, engage local communities and strengthen the social and cultural identity of places. She has extensive experience designing and facilitating co-creation processes, artist-led interventions and collaborative methodologies that connect citizens and local stakeholders to create more inclusive, vibrant and resilient communities.
Dr. Giorgos Chatzinakos
Project Assistant & Researcher, STIPO GreeceGiorgos is a human geographer with research and applied experience in participatory planning, action research and placemaking. His work explores the intersection of geography and social theory, with an emphasis on community self-governance, cultural mapping, community building and urban governance — shaping strategies that foster local collaboration, promote the management of common resources and support more inclusive urban policies.
Alongside his research on human-wildlife coexistence at Callisto, he serves as Strategy & Community Development Manager at G.S. Iraklis. He has lectured on geography, urban ecology, social theory and participatory planning at universities in Greece and the UK.
In CREATE PURPOSE: supports participatory planning initiatives, non-formal learning and the active engagement of young people in shaping public spaces.