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Deconstructivism      The Lebbeus Woods manifesto, along with Delirious New York, spoke about how New York City, especially Manhattan, is controlling the people to gain profit. Manhattan is named a Culture of Congestion, with trying to pack as many people into a building as possible. The architecture is no longer art, it is no longer aesthetically pleasing; it now works as a capitalistic means, and works against the people living there. The architect is seen as being able to control this, as they are the one who designed the building - but this isn't true, as the client pays for the city crates they ordered. Architects must move against this, and force a movement against the consumer and for the environment- by limiting retail spaces, and creating multi-use outdoor space, the people in the community themselves are being supported.      Sprawl and Public Space spoke about public space, and how this can affect the people in the area. This is a similar outlook as I had written as the

Pattern Language A Pattern Language , by Christopher Alexander is an explanation on how society and nature are intertwined by some type of pattern language. A pattern language, based on my understanding, is the series of connections similar as to a web. When an issue arises, it is most likely not a sole issue in of itself; more than likely, it stems off of other branches, and has roots deeper than can be seen.    One quote struck me in particular: "...When you build a thing you cannot merely build that thing in isolation, but you must also repair the world around it, and within it, so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and whole..."            If I were to explain a personal pattern that presents to me as an issue in current times, I would use the idea shown in the text: 60. ACCESSIBLE GREEN            In order to solve for the problem of accessible green; that is, providing each and every person in a claustrophobic polluted city with th