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THE PATTERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION

THE PURPOSE AND REASONING BEHIND OUR ASSOCIATION OF MEMBERS

We CAN have a world of cities which is beautiful, useful, good to live in, and where children, animals, plants, flowers, trees, insects, and men and women can live in harmony.

Our association of members consists of people from all walks of life, in many countries. They are young, old; they live in wealth and in poverty; some are architects and builders and planners connected with the task of building; others, more of our members, are simply people who are concerned because they are sickened by the direction 20th century construction took, and now, in this new millennium, they want to help create a living world around them. The members help each other; we help them. The members are united by the possibility that we now have tools available, which are capable of creating a humane environment, and a living world in cities. They have joined our association because one of these tools is the pattern language; other more powerful tools are available on this website.

Our members join because The association gives you something to believe in, and to live for, in making the world around us a more beautiful place If you are fixing up your house, this site can tell you what to do If you want to remodel, this site will show you how to make windows in a room to make the room beautiful If you are dreaming of building a cottage, this site allows you to design it by yourself If you want to take part in neighborhood planning, to make the neighborhood you live in more friendly, this site tells you how you can do it If you are a builder, this site gives you a new way of looking at building process If you are an architect, this site gives you new ways to make more beautiful buildings

The membership fee, is extremely modest. It is the main way we finance the site. We do not want to allow advertising, and will not do so. To be part of the association, please take out a membership