Society of Architectural Historians
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The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide.
Based in the United States
, the Society’s 3,500 members include architectural historians
, architect
s, landscape architects
, preservationists
, students, professionals in allied fields and the interested public.
The Society, originally named the Society of American Architectural Historians was founded on July 31, 1940, inspired by the work of Harvard historian Kenneth John Conant
. Twenty-five chartering members elected Turpin Bannister the first President, and directed him to edit the Journal of the American Society of Architectural Historians. The name was shortened to its current form a decade later. SAH is currently the largest academic organization in the field of architectural history in the US.
As part of their mission to "advance knowledge and understanding of the history of architecture, design, landscape, and urbanism worldwide", they publish several works, most noticeably the Buildings of the United States series, as well as a newsletter and the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. The Society also gives numerous awards recognizing new books, new catalogues, and similar new contributions to the study of architectural history.
A similar organization is found in Great Britain, the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
.
A similar organization exists in Canada, The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC).
Based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the Society’s 3,500 members include architectural historians
Architectural History
Architectural History is the main journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain .The journal is published each autumn. The architecture of the British Isles is a major theme of the journal, although it includes more general papers on the history of architecture. Member of...
, architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
s, landscape architects
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
, preservationists
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
, students, professionals in allied fields and the interested public.
The Society, originally named the Society of American Architectural Historians was founded on July 31, 1940, inspired by the work of Harvard historian Kenneth John Conant
Kenneth John Conant
Kenneth John Conant was an American architectural historian specializing in medieval architecture.Conant was born in Neenah, Wisconsin and studied at Harvard University in 1911...
. Twenty-five chartering members elected Turpin Bannister the first President, and directed him to edit the Journal of the American Society of Architectural Historians. The name was shortened to its current form a decade later. SAH is currently the largest academic organization in the field of architectural history in the US.
As part of their mission to "advance knowledge and understanding of the history of architecture, design, landscape, and urbanism worldwide", they publish several works, most noticeably the Buildings of the United States series, as well as a newsletter and the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. The Society also gives numerous awards recognizing new books, new catalogues, and similar new contributions to the study of architectural history.
A similar organization is found in Great Britain, the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain is a leading society in Great Britain for people interested in the history of architecture.- Purpose :...
.
A similar organization exists in Canada, The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC).
See also
- SESAH
- Alice Davis Hitchcock AwardAlice Davis Hitchcock AwardThe Alice Davis Hitchcock Award, established in 1949, by the Society of Architectural Historians, annually recognizes "the most distinguished work of scholarship in the history of architecture published by a North American scholar." The oldest of the six different publication awards given...
- :Category: Architectural historians
- SAHANZSAHANZSAHANZ was founded in South Australia in 1984. It is a scholarly society for the advancement of research into the history of architecture, with a focus on New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific...
(Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand)