If urbanism and architecture have their instruments to conduct urban planning practices, when the objective is to carry out a participatory approach, there are several ways to apply it. “Stone Soup” is an urban game aiming to improve urban planning practices with the participation of the community. More specifically, we developed it, considering adaptation and mitigation to climate change on the one hand, and the urban health, on the other. The name derives from a Portuguese myth in which a substantial soup is made from sparing ingredients. In the game form, it was developed in the context of the CLICCHE Erasmus+ project, integrating a participatory approach. In this article, we will review participatory approaches in architecture and in urban planning in the Portuguese context. After that, we will describe the "Stone Soup" urban game, one of the methodological tools proposed in the context of CliCCHE. This tool has the goal of taking the perspectives from different social actors into account, from residents and local associations to municipal technicians, architects, academic professionals, and it encourages urban planning strategies more adequate to the present time and to climate challenges of our cities, promoting an equal and horizontal participation.

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Participatory tool,UrbanPlaning,Urban game,Participation,Decision making,Urbana health