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The ultimate purpose of a prototype design, then, is to provide guidelines which will generate a large number of specific buildings. | The ultimate purpose of a prototype design, then, is to provide guidelines which will generate a large number of specific buildings. | ||
- | Under close scrutiny, this idea does not stand up very well. The range of variation which will be required by the different members of any family of buildings, lie well outside the range which can be accurately conveyed by any single drawing | + | Under close scrutiny, this idea does not stand up very well. The range of variation which will be required by the different members of any family of buildings, lie well outside the range which can be accurately conveyed by any single drawing |
- | Our approach to prototype is intended to overcome this difficulty. | + | Our approach to prototype is intended to overcome this difficulty. __We have tried to reconcile the uniqueness of each community with the fact that certain organizational principles are valid from one community to another.__ |
- | What we have devised, then, is a system of generating principles, which can be richly transformed according to local circumstances but which never fail to convey their essentials. | + | What we have devised, then, is a system of generating principles, which can be richly transformed according to local circumstances but which never fail to convey their essentials. This is rather like a grammar. English grammar is a set of generating principles which general all the possible sentences of English. It would be preposterous to suppose that one could convey the full richness of the English language by means of a few well chosen " |
- | Our system then, is more in the spirit of a grammar than the convention prototype permits. | + | Our system then, is more in the spirit of a grammar than the convention prototype permits. We call our system of generating principles a __pattern language for multi-service centers__. It is a system of patterns |
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- | This report has four chapters and an appendix. | + | This report has four chapters and an appendix. |
In Chapter I, for the sake of concreteness, | In Chapter I, for the sake of concreteness, | ||
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In Chapter II we discuss the nature of the individual patterns. | In Chapter II we discuss the nature of the individual patterns. | ||
- | In Chapter III, we show how these patterns may be combined to form multi-service centers. | + | In Chapter III, we show how these patterns may be combined to form multi-service centers. We give eight examples of multi-service centers design for different communities |
In Chapter IV, we discuss the nature of the pattern language more fully. | In Chapter IV, we discuss the nature of the pattern language more fully. | ||
- | In the Appendix | + | In the Appendix |
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- | Throughout the report, and especially in the patterns, the reader will find terms he may not be familiar with. The following gives brief definitions of those most frequently used. The numbers in brackets refer to pages where the reader will find a more complete definition. | + | Throughout the report, and especially in the patterns, the reader will find terms he may not be familiar with. The following gives brief definitions of those most frequently used. The numbers in brackets refer to pages where the reader will find a more complete definition. |
- | __Target Area__: The geographic area and the population service by a program (in this case a Multi-Service Center). | + | __Target Area__: The geographic area and the population service by a program (in this case a Multi-Service Center). (75) (59) |
- | __Service__: | + | __Service__: |
- | __Community Project__: Any program or project initiated by a community resident or community group, and run by community people. | + | __Community Project__: Any program or project initiated by a community resident or community group, and run by community people. Examples of community projects are: a community newspaper, a welfare rights group, a community owned and run landromat. (80) |
- | __Board of Directors__: | + | __Board of Directors__: |
- | __Subcommittee__: | + | __Subcommittee__: |
- | __Core Services__: Staff hired by, and responsible to the Board of Directors, whose function it is to keep the Multi-Service Center running | + | __Core Services__: Staff hired by, and responsible to the Board of Directors, whose function it is to keep the Multi-Service Center running |
- | __Outreach__: | + | __Outreach__: |
- | __Intake__: | + | __Intake__: Initial interview with community resident to determine which services he might benefit from. (169). |
- | __Blockworker__: | + | __Blockworker__: |
- | __Service Backup__: All service personnel excluding interviewers and receptionists. | + | __Service Backup__: All service personnel excluding interviewers and receptionists. (185) |
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