Graduate students in architecture who are involved in the study of historic buildings and in the conservation of these buildings will accumulate information for the traditional materials, like brick, stone and timber,  and methods used in different periods in Anatolia.This background informationol will be helpful in their intervention projects concerning historic buildings. The references for each material are presented in a detailed bibliography.

Formation of a visual potential for the identification of period styles, performance of materials, regional preferences in the use of traditional building materials. This knowledge can be  utilized in conservation  projects. Learn the specific stone types of different regions in Turkey. Learn the manufacture methods of bricks etc., and how it was handled in different periods. Generate an awareness for the identification of traditional building materials in their various formats in different localities and different periods.