Abstract:

With a rich historical history, Gaziantep has actively used the rocks found in the geological structure of the area where it is located until a certain period. Topography, climate, plant cover, social and cultural structure, Gaziantep has been effective in determining the local architectural characteristics, by processing the material in the city's hands in an appropriate manner, has given the city an original architectural character. During the city's historical process, the use of stone continued until the 1950s, and after that date, concrete has begun to be effective in the city's architecture, but in the last period, the restoration work and the construction material of stone has been re-established. The aim of this study is to study the process of using stone materials in the traditional architecture of Gaziantep from the past to the present and to research and discuss the sustainability of the material. In this scope, archive research and local studies have addressed the use of stone in urban architecture in a multi-dimensional way, laboratory analyses and the petrographic, mineral, mechanical and physical characteristics of the original material have been determined.