Table 1: Sub-problems and Hypotheses
Sub-problem
Hypothesis
Sub-problem 1 How can the criteria be used to analyse and The author hypothesises that through design, compare clothes and buildings be developed? the criteria can be established to evaluate the materiality of the objects, the structural principles involved, and the space and scale of clothing and buildings relative to the human body. This will assist in identifying existing boundaries and making new boundaries. Sub-problem 2 What are the points at which boundaries are The author hypothesises that the difference bemade between clothing and buildings? tween clothing and buildings are proximity to the human body and that a building’s form can stand on its own while the clothing depends on the human body. Sub-problem 3 What does one learn by comparing clothes and The author hypothesises that clothes and buildbuildings relative to the human body to accom- ings have the same function relative to the humodate urban nomads? man body, which is to provide shelter and express users’ identities. The blurring and creation of new boundaries within the disciplines can result in inclusive architecture that accommodates the emerging lifestyle of urban nomads.
1.3 Objectives
Clothing
Building
Figure 3: Clothing-building diagram (Author, 2021).
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