Research On The Technical Characteristics Of The Glass Curtain Wall And Its Expressive Force

With the further innovation of the technology and materials, in today’s multi-cultural context of the times, the glass curtain wall as the practice of building skin, has shown a complex diverse-trend, and become the focus of attention.This paper, based on the specific application of the glass curtain wall in the perspective of the times, summarizes the technical characteristics of the glass curtain wall as the starting point for its structure logic, and has a detailed analysis of their artistic expression combined with technical means, in order to raise design mode for the glass curtain wall suitable for the social development, and eventually make the glass curtain wall be the ivy on the stage of architectural history.According to the research, this paper is divided into five chapters:Chapter1is the introduction of background and topics of purpose, meaning, and clears objects of research and its range. Chapter2mainly introduces the origin and current development of glass and glass curtain wall. Referred to the history of the glass curtain wall, this paper selects the important historical node, to discuss on the predecessor, embryonic form, birth, exploration, promotion and diverse current Situation of the glass curtain wall, from the two aspects: material and technical updates, development of culture and humanistic conception. Chapter3is the most important part, it focuses on the structure logic. It systematically classifies the glass curtain wall based on the traditional technology and additional technology, and summarizes the technical characteristics and technical means of the various types of glass curtain wall. Chapter4is the less important part, from the three perspectives of interface, space and place, the potential expression of the glass curtain wall is deeply excavated and discussed by specific examples from home and abroad. Chapter5critically considers the glass curtain wall problems to be solved in the future, and puts forward the applying rules. Finally, on the basis of the previous analysis, it summarizes the development trend of glass curtain wall in the future.