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Glass is one of the oldest man made material used without interruption from its invention
to this date.
The oldest found date is 7000 B.C. in the Neolithic period. It was first used in Egypt for
decorative objects before 3000 B.C.
Mainly as colored glaze on stone, pottery and beads but its use in windows appears to have
been initiated by Romans.
17 th century- used for glazing for window
18 th century- started using in architecture for construction purpose
1851, glass was considered to be a luxury good
The conception which was gradually diminished during the industrial revolution due to
increased availability of glass
Gradually iron and steel developments running parallel to glass made advancements in
metal framing technology with the possibility of large glass expanses, thus making it an
inseparable part of modern architecture.
TYPES OF GLASS USED IN ARCHITECTURAL FIELD
In 1970, Suspended glazing with bolted corner plate fixing points, called
patch fittings was developed.
The uppermost panes are connected to the roof structure along the top edge.
The result is a facade with a height of 15 m which is suspended from the roof.
Lateral support against wind loads is achieved by means of glass fins inside.
The patch fitting method was further developed during the
1980th with bolted fixing systems. Several different types of
such systems were developed for different projects. For the
most common system a hole was drilled at each corner of the
window pane.
To minimize the influence of bending and torsional stresses
around the holes, spherical bearings in plane with the glass had
to be developed.
Based on redundancy.