”At the core […] is the idea people should design their homes, streets, and communities. This idea […] comes from the observation most of the wonderful places of the world were not made by architects, but by the people.”
I originally ran into the books as he was called as the father of design patterns. In the books he has collected design patterns for houses and cities.
At least couple of years ago books were also available in Amazon.
He is one of my main references. If you like his thoughts you may also like:
The Open Source City: http://www.theopensourcecity.com/ Freeland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMoQCRweXdU&t=2s
The first one is being held in Raleigh, EUA and the second one in Almeere Oosterwold, The Netherlands.
I wish your GF good luck with her project!
I worked in the Director Plan of Goianira in 2018, that is why it is my study object! It has grown a lot this past few years, but I am not from there, I am from Brasilia.
Thank you for the good luck wish!