Stone used as a building material has a wide range of characteristics that endow it with great versatility: structural material, decoration, texture and tactility. It is a natural resource which has been available to man and used by man throughout history. The use of technology in handling this raw material has resulted in an increasing variety of new products adapted to modern uses. The favourable conditions of stone make it possible to build the architectural gems included in these books featuring the most noteworthy recent projects. Illustrated throughout.