Not sure how well known Christopher Alexander’s books (from 1970s) are in these circles, but his ideas are very related:<p>”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.”<p>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.<p>At least couple of years ago books were also available in Amazon.<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pattern_Language" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pattern_Language</a>
I never expected to read about Goianira on HN. I lived there for a couple of years in early 2000. It seems to have grown quite a lot since then.<p>I wish your GF good luck with her project!