We take an intimate look at Christopher Alexander's influential work of the 1970s, A Pattern Language, in which he ascribes patterns to architecture, claiming that they cross cultures and context ...

A Pattern Language featured photos, descriptions and diagrams of 253 patterns that Alexander explored as units for the design of buildings and cities. Patterns were linked to each other.

So while a pattern language may work, its success depends on its application. Melbourne should be more than a repetitious variation of what we already know – designs must be transformative.