A Pattern Language for Housing Affordability: Difference between revisions

[[File:Alexander--A-Pattern-Language-book-cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Alexander, et al. A Pattern Language, 1977]]

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"A&nbsp;'''pattern language'''&nbsp;is a method of describing good design practices or patterns of useful organization within a field of expertise. The term was coined by architect&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander Christopher Alexander]&nbsp;and popularized by his 1977 book&nbsp;''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pattern_Language A Pattern Language]''."&nbsp; Patterns "are in essence a way of capturing useful knowledge about the nature of a design problem, and expressing it in a way that can be easily shared and adapted to new contexts." (Mehaffy 2019).&nbsp;