Patterns and Current Problems

The Pattern Language approach is a qualitative research and design method that has been applied in a considerable number of academic fields and professions. It is used in social, spatial and information sciences and in the arts, as a method of tackling complexity at different scales. In our conferences, we are looking for concrete local solutions that can contribute in dealing with large scale environmental and social problems such as: climate change, forced migration and refugees, homelessness, growing inequality, over-urbanization, and the crisis in democratic governance. One key element of any pattern or pattern language is to find solutions to problems, large or small, local or regional. Here we are working with processes of generation and regeneration, participation and involvement, grassroot and direct activities, such as the design and development of clusters and neighborhoods for refugees. We also work directly with our hands to create beautiful and edible gardens, shelter facilities for tsunami victims, and public urban furniture. Most recently, we look into urban public health improvement, seeking regeneration of life on earth.