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The Proceedings

Three edited volumes record the workshops, conferences, and research that built the PURPLSOC series.

2017 Proceedings

A comprehensive perspective of current pattern research and practice

Edited by Richard Sickinger, Peter Baumgartner, and Tina Gruber Muecke. Published in 2018 by Edition Donau Universitaet Krems.

Krems: Edition Donau Universitaet Krems, 2018.

2015 Proceedings

Designing Lively Scenarios in Various Fields

Edited by Peter Baumgartner, Tina Gruber Muecke, and Richard Sickinger. Published in 2016 by epubli in Berlin.

Berlin: epubli, 2016.

2014 Workshop

The Workshop 2014

Designing Lively Scenarios With the Pattern Approach of Christopher Alexander. Edited by Peter Baumgartner and Richard Sickinger. Published in 2015 by epubli in Berlin.

Berlin: epubli, 2015.

Access

Free to read. Available in print.

The proceedings are published as open access books. Electronic editions can be read without charge, and printed copies can be ordered through the publishers.

The volumes collect peer contributions from the workshop and both world conferences. They are the fullest written record of the questions, methods, and case studies discussed at Krems.

Citation

Using the volumes in your work.

Please cite the edited volume you used, including the editors, year, title, and publisher. The series covers the 2014 workshop, the 2015 conference, and the 2017 conference.

Reuse of the published material is governed by the licence stated in each volume. For licensing questions, see Creative Commons.

A series, not a single book

Each volume stands on its own, but together they show how the conversation developed from a first workshop into an international conference series.