1.3 Objectives

Sub-problem Hypothesis

Sub-problem 1 How can the criteria be used to analyse and compare clothes and buildings be developed?

Sub-problem 2 What are the points at which boundaries are made between clothing and buildings?

Sub-problem 3 What does one learn by comparing clothes and buildings relative to the human body to accommodate urban nomads? The author hypothesises that through design, 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.

The author hypothesises that the difference between 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.

The author hypothesises that clothes and buildings have the same function relative to the human 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