AN INVESTIGATION OF DESIGNERS' PERCEPTIONS OF FIRE-PROOF DESIGN AND REGULATION IN CHINA : A comparative research for the building and fire-proof codes between Japan and China

Abstract

Through the investigation of the architects ' concept about 五re − proof design and 且re − proof codes in three big cities ， Beijing ， Tianjin ， Shanghai， lhis thesis recognized the current situation of the fi 田 一 proof design and made clear how to improve the fire − pmof c ω es further in China ． Since the estabishment of Chinese fire − proof codes ， they a1e always sho1t of sciendfic basis and fo 竄⊃ e the aK) hitects to ee 叮 y them out ． Thus ， on one hand ， it is difficult to fit in with the technical improvement and 重 he variety of building styles ， on the other hand， it has also suppressed the designers to design童 he ' safe buildings ' actjve ］ y， and has made lhem de 匹 nd on the dgid 謝 s 剛 zed ' mandatory oodes ' passively ， Kcywoitis ： fiie − proofd sign ， fire − proofCO 〔k3， chsigners 「 ρ εroeption ， China