Natural Stone Guide for Architects - 2nd Edition

Natural Stone Guide for Architects, the second book by STONELINE Publications, Turkey's first publishing house focused on natural stone, has been released.

Natural Stone Guide for Architects serves as a reference for architects, interior designers, engineers, natural stone applicators, academics, and students who need fundamental information regarding the process of using natural stone in construction, starting with the selection decision.

Each chapter of Natural Stone Guide for Architects, which aims to correctly answer the question "Which natural stone should be used where?", was written by experienced architects, academics, and industry experts in their respective fields.

Natural stone is the most important building material, widely preferred and used from ancient times to the present day as a primary structural, flooring, and cladding element in buildings.

Natural stones add significant value to the architectural and aesthetic identity of structures thanks to their rich variety of types, colors, and patterns, as well as their durability and long service life. The book aims to convey the basic information needed regarding the use of natural stone in architecture as a building material, with references from history.

In Natural Stone Guide for Architects, the process of natural stone formation, production, and processing from block to cladding; important structures that have left their mark in architectural history and the place and importance of natural stone in architectural history; natural stone selection criteria in architecture; usage areas in interior and exterior spaces from residential to public areas; design methods and construction principles; deterioration, cleaning, and conservation principles; evaluation methods in terms of sustainability; and quantitative data on our country's natural stone resources and more are presented with texts written by experts. In the "Natural Stone Types" section, examples of commonly used natural stones of different types and origins are included with their technical specifications. At the end of the book, there is a comprehensive glossary containing explanations of technical terms related to natural stones.

In the book, edited by Dr. O. Serkan Angı and graphically designed by Cem Günübek, information explaining the process from the selection to the use of natural stone was written by Dr. O. Serkan Angı, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Demet Arslan Dinçay, Prof. Dr. Genco Berkin, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz Aslan, Prof. Dr. A. Nil Türkeri, Arch. Canan Baş, and Prof. Dr. Seden Acun Özgünler. Evren İyigönül and Nuray Saatçioğlu Uygur from STONELINE Yapı Ürünleri's expert team also share their application experiences with the reader. At the end of the book, there is also a comprehensive glossary prepared by Prof. Dr. Emin Çiftçi, containing explanations of technical terms related to natural stones.

STONELINE Publications, whose general editorial management is carried out by Architect Gülçin İpek, considers Natural Stone Guide for Architects as a first step in the field and aims for this work to fill a significant gap in the natural stone literature by being continuously updated and developed with new topics to be added in future editions in line with needs and suggestions.

With texts accompanied by nearly 1,000 photographs and technical detail drawings, the book informs the reader about the use of natural stone in architecture.