以地衣始，本研究以宏觀的視角，觀察覆蓋大地的事物。筆者視建築為大地的衣裳，分析自然界與建成環境中符合此概念的空間樣貌。地衣的觀念是以古老的土地作為生成現代城市的依據，藉此觀念提出一個新的都市形式，嘗試縫合人為環境 與自然地景的巨大裂痕。論文的第二部分以馬來西亞吉隆坡為例，進行一系列的都市結構分析，針對其資源與挑戰提出改善策略。最後據此以吉隆坡市關鍵的一個區塊落實此概念。

論文研究的主旨是提出一個都市設計的方法，首先閱讀地貌，為大地鋪設一建築的衣裳。其次以回教幾何圖案為分析與操作對象，生成一個按地貌變化的都市參考格網，最後進行建築群體的配置。藉此整合的動作讓建築群形成原先設定的衣裳，建置共同與豐富的都市樣貌，盼能藉此研究改變建築與土地分離的都市樣貌。

Lichen, verbally means “apparel of the land” in Chinese, forms the main idea of this study. Apparel of the land, takes a variety of forms in the nature and built environment, rich and diverse in contrary to contemporary urban form. This study suggests that cities as a dense composition of buildings, has the opportunity to be transformed into a piece of elegant apparel.

Lichen is a new urban form, a conceptual image of the cityscape, which landform determines the urban form. With buildings as the apparel of the land the confronting status between nature and cities can be avoided.The main part of the study proceeds with urban structure analysis of Kuala Lumpur City Centre Area. It depicts the resources and challenges of the city. Lastly, this study concludes with a proposal of possible solution for a selected site in Kuala Lumpur demonstrating the design methodology below.

This study proposes an urban design method, which starts with the study of existing land form and derive a new apparel accordingly. It is followed by the analysis and reading of Islamic geometric pattern, as a cultural resemblance, that derive a reference pattern according to topography. Finally, on the basis of this reference pattern, insert built forms. Built forms integrated shall determine the richness of the apparel, therefore shape the new urban form.

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Photographs in this study are all taken by the author, except for those which are noted.