Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice
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Resumo: | Christopher Alexander’s Pattern Language Theory (PLT) has been recognized as a valuable methodology to understand complex systems. It has been applied across domains through a variety of different approaches. This article reviews existing approaches to PLT application and reflects upon the differences between them. We find that application generally differs across four components: artefact, activity, roles and tools, informed by practitioners’ diverging values and needs. We elaborate on how consciously navigating the dimensions that these components consist of can help to broaden the application of PLT in practice. We report on the development of a set of conceptual tools that aim to support this process. The resulting “activity kit” has been applied in a Dutch housing renovation project to support homeowners in communication and decision-making to illustrate the applicability of our methodology. It can be concluded that the “activity kit” is a promising approach to broaden the use of PLT and contributes to the methodological repertoire of researchers and practitioners to address complexity in today’s societal challenges. |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practiceaction repertoire; design methodology; housing renovation; literature synthesis; pattern language theoryChristopher Alexander’s Pattern Language Theory (PLT) has been recognized as a valuable methodology to understand complex systems. It has been applied across domains through a variety of different approaches. This article reviews existing approaches to PLT application and reflects upon the differences between them. We find that application generally differs across four components: artefact, activity, roles and tools, informed by practitioners’ diverging values and needs. We elaborate on how consciously navigating the dimensions that these components consist of can help to broaden the application of PLT in practice. We report on the development of a set of conceptual tools that aim to support this process. The resulting “activity kit” has been applied in a Dutch housing renovation project to support homeowners in communication and decision-making to illustrate the applicability of our methodology. It can be concluded that the “activity kit” is a promising approach to broaden the use of PLT and contributes to the methodological repertoire of researchers and practitioners to address complexity in today’s societal challenges.Cogitatio Press2023-08-24info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6868https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6868Urban Planning; Vol 8, No 3 (2023): Assessing the Complex Contributions of Christopher Alexander; 156-1682183-7635reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6868https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6868/6868https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/downloadSuppFile/6868/3222Copyright (c) 2023 Ruihua Chen, Marina Bos-de Vos, Ingrid Mulder, Zoë van Eldikinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChen, RuihuaBos-de Vos, MarinaMulder, Ingridvan Eldik, Zoë2023-08-24T21:15:22Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6868Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:27:30.437075Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice Chen, Ruihua action repertoire; design methodology; housing renovation; literature synthesis; pattern language theory |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice |
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Navigating Approaches to the Use of Pattern Language Theory in Practice |
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Chen, Ruihua |
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Chen, Ruihua Bos-de Vos, Marina Mulder, Ingrid van Eldik, Zoë |
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Bos-de Vos, Marina Mulder, Ingrid van Eldik, Zoë |
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Chen, Ruihua Bos-de Vos, Marina Mulder, Ingrid van Eldik, Zoë |
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action repertoire; design methodology; housing renovation; literature synthesis; pattern language theory |
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action repertoire; design methodology; housing renovation; literature synthesis; pattern language theory |
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Christopher Alexander’s Pattern Language Theory (PLT) has been recognized as a valuable methodology to understand complex systems. It has been applied across domains through a variety of different approaches. This article reviews existing approaches to PLT application and reflects upon the differences between them. We find that application generally differs across four components: artefact, activity, roles and tools, informed by practitioners’ diverging values and needs. We elaborate on how consciously navigating the dimensions that these components consist of can help to broaden the application of PLT in practice. We report on the development of a set of conceptual tools that aim to support this process. The resulting “activity kit” has been applied in a Dutch housing renovation project to support homeowners in communication and decision-making to illustrate the applicability of our methodology. It can be concluded that the “activity kit” is a promising approach to broaden the use of PLT and contributes to the methodological repertoire of researchers and practitioners to address complexity in today’s societal challenges. |
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