Expression And Limitations’ Inquiry Of The U-Profile Glass In The Architectural Creation

The U-profile glass is a kind of translucent profiles of glass for building walls, and developed countries have nearly several decades of history for industrial production and application. As has been widely used in a global building materials, a combination of its high mechanical strength compared with ordinary sheet glass, low cost, simple assembly, the appearance of unique form, the relative energy saving and environmental protection etc., in the country to introduce and promote the U-profile glass material the use of practical significance.The thesis from the architect’s understanding of the material from the application of technology and architectural design of these two levels, a more in-depth and systematic study of the U-profile glass material. In the application of the technical level, the paper introduces the basic material properties and structure of the U-profile glass construction and installation process to explore the combination of a U-profile glass used in building both inside and outside of space and structure practice, on this basis, in addition to also analyzed a number of issues in engineering applications and the limitations of the material itself.In the architectural design level, the paper will be U-profile glass materials in the architectural context study to try the three angles from the visual features, the form of aesthetics, design methodologies discussed by the specific analysis of the case at home and abroad in close connection with the material quality and design concepts.The thesis mainly consists of four parts:In the first part(Chapter Two), briefly discussed the concept of " Materiality ", the relationship between materials and design to introduce the classification of the U-profile glass, material properties and its unique form of language and aesthetics.In the second part(Chapter Three), the details of the common and particular U-profile glass units’ production specifications, design, construction methods, and strive through the generation of specific forms of analysis of specific examples, the analysis of the specific construct and broaden the professional architect ’s design ideas, rich language of the architectural design.In the third part(Chapter Four), from designer’s vision and the perspective of architectural innovation and design methodology to study the material, through domestic and international case analysis, the architects not only to the U-profile glass with a clear understanding of the theory of the system, while able to have a certain the actual operating capacity.In the last part(Chapter Five), specific analysis of the limitations of the U-profile glass in the domestic engineering applications and the material itself, and to explore some possible improvements to promote the application.