Many commonalities in design and engineering may be seen in the link between architecture and fashion. Both architecture and fashion share the same principles in structure, form, and materials to protect and shelter their users. The introduction of new materials and technology is increasing the interplay between fashion and architecture. The blurring barriers between fashion and architecture have driven the creation of hybrid practices that combine characteristics of both disciplines, such as the growth of wearable architecture.
Since this wearable architecture stands in a class between the architectural industry and the fashion industry, the author is interested in exposing the production process of this hybrid product as the purpose of this thesis.
Theoretical analysis of the convergence of the architectural and fashion industries are mentioned in literature studies. Authors investigation on how students in a class go through the process of thinking and designing are mentioned in case study. The author investigates at how material and manufacturing expertise affects their design approach.
Keywords: Architecture; Design Process; Digital Fabrication; Fashion; Wearables.
Author: Salma Azhari Khairunnisa – Architecture
