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In order to alleviate the problems, design patterns are used as principles in this housing design project. The principles are applied based on the specific site context. The principles are generated from A Pattern Language to meet the special requirements of the land-lost farmers. They are also based upon vernacular housing and the traditional culture in the Yangtze delta region. The study site is located in Suzhou, a typical city with many land-lost farmers. Two possible site designs are proposed in this thesis. They are applications of design patterns and can be used at other sites in China.","abstract_html":"With the reform and opening-up policy launched since the 1980s, China's economy has been growing rapidly. With this background, urbanization has been on a fast track. However, rapid urbanization resulted in many problems. One of these problems was that more and more farmers were losing their land. 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