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Feb 18, 2026 12:01 PM

From Closed Port to a New Urban District: Estonia's Hundipea Project Releases a Free Playbook on Building a Neighbourhood

Co-authored by international urbanists, the Hundipea Neighbourhood Playbook offers a free, practical guide for shaping sustainable and sociable cities.

Tallinn, Estonia February 18, 2026 --(PR.com)-- A next chapter in urban regeneration is unfolding in Tallinn, Estonia, where a former industrial port is being transformed into a mixed-use, community-driven neighbourhood. To guide this long-term evolution and inspire similar efforts globally, the team behind the Hundipea project has released the Hundipea Neighbourhood Playbook, a free e-book offering a practical framework for shaping lively and sustainable communities.

The playbook is co-authored by Christian Pagh, a Copenhagen-based urban strategist and former director of the Oslo Architecture Triennale and Mattias Malk, an Estonian urbanist and researcher based between Munich and Tallinn. Together, they distill global best practices into 18 actionable strategies, grounded in empathy, creativity, and long-term thinking.

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