Become part of our community. SAH invites persons new to the professional study of architectural history, architecture, design, landscapes, and urbanism to apply for a Membership Grant for one FREE year of SAH digital membership. Deadline September 30. www.sah.org/jobs-opportu...

50 papers + 4 roundtable panelists + 1 keynote on the ancient Inca = All the reasons you need to register for #SAHVirtual2025. Register at www.sah.org/conferences/...

#SAHARAhighlights the landscapes and architecture of Sri Lanka. From everyday street scenes to remarkable public buildings and temples, get to know the island nation through 11 images by SAH members: ow.ly/8iEO50WHJEb Photo by Anoma Pieris.

Now available: #JSAH September issue 2025. View it online at ow.ly/u6Z450WPV5h On the cover: 12-sided rotunda of the Payne Family Native American Center represents the twelve Tribes in Montana (photo by Daniel J. Glenn, courtesy of 7 Directions Architects/Planners).

Excited to announce the launch of our new Mentorship Program supporting members at pivotal moments in their careers—whether they are just starting out, preparing for promotion, or pursuing new directions. Full program details: www.sah.org/programs/sah...

We're excited to trace more than 3,000 years of Sri Lankan history through a rich fusion of Asian and European culture and architecture. Join us for a study #tour December 7-20, 2025! www.sah.org/programs/stu...

SAH member Tamara Rice practiced interior design form more than 10 years before discovering a passion for teaching and education. Her future research at the University of Edinburgh will investigate historic and current Black communities in Scotland. ow.ly/l4sL50WJQht

#SAHARAhighlights the landscapes and architecture of Sri Lanka. From everyday street scenes to remarkable public buildings and temples, get to know the island nation Marco Polo once called "the most beautiful island of its size in all the world." ow.ly/8iEO50WHJEb

Since 1995, we have been proud to call Chicago's Charnley-Persky House our headquarters. @wbez.org came by to learn about the landmark space: www.wbez.org/architecture...

TOUR: Jungle Kingdoms of the Ancient Maya February 12-25, 2026 Art and architecture come alive on a 14-day exploration of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras co-created by SAH and the Archaeological Institute of America. Few seats remain! Book now at sah.org/programs/stu...

#SAHVirtual2025 is just around the corner. Join us for online sessions covering a wide range of topics, a variety of formats, and on-demand access to meet anyone's schedule. Check out the program and get the early-bird registration rate before September 1: www.sah.org/conferences/...

Picture yourself here this December. Travel with @sah1365.bsky.social to Sri Lanka and stay each night in architectural gems like luxury properties designed by Geoffrey Bawa and renovated colonial mansions. sah.org/programs/stu... 📷 Image: Cinnamon Bentota Beach Resort

The SAH Nominating Committee seeks your nominations and self-nominations for the position of SAH Secretary, who will begin their 2-year term in Spring 2026. Deadline to apply is September 30, 2025. More information at www.sah.org/about-sah/ne...

Become part of our community. SAH invites persons new to the professional study of architectural history, architecture, design, landscapes, and urbanism to apply for one FREE year of membership. Apply by September 30. www.sah.org/jobs-opportu...

Apply by September 30 for the SAH Edilia and François-Auguste de Montêquin Fellowships, supporting travel for research on Spanish, Portuguese, or Ibero-American architecture. Awards up to $6,000 available. ow.ly/Xrwh50WyMfA

📢 NEW STUDY TOUR ANNOUNCED: December 7-20, 2025, explore more than 3,000 years of Sri Lanka's cultural interactions with Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, through the island's diverse structures. www.sah.org/programs/stu...

Ready to lead the organization you love? The SAH Nominating Committee seeks nominations and self-nominations for the position of Vice President and six new SAH Board Directors who will begin their term in Spring 2026. Submit a name by August 1: www.sah.org/about-sah/ne...

To keep up with varying restoration, preservation, and renovation projects taken on by his firm, architect and SAH member Belmont Freeman draws on historical examples spanning the 20th century. How history helps him "recharge": www.sah.org/publications...

Explore 11 places tagged by SAH users as "experimental" in our latest #SAHARAhighlights post: www.sah.org/about-sah/ne... Pictured: Michael Reynolds, House in the Greater World Earthship Community, near Taos, New Mexico, US, 1971-2012. Photograph by Leah Theis, 2012.

The Society of Architectural Historians is pleased to announce Jess Myers as the recipient of the 2025 SAH | Places | Graham Foundation Prize on Race and the Built Environment. Learn more at www.sah.org/about-sah/ne...

We are #hiring. The Society of Architectural Historians seeks a full-time Communications Manager to plan, create, and implement all aspects of the Society’s communications strategy. Full time hybrid position located in Chicago, Illinois. Apply by Aug 13. www.sah.org/jobs-opportu...

SAH's Virtual Conference is back! The three-day online conference explores the breadth and length of architectural history, historic interiors, and transformation of landscapes. Registration is now open at www.sah.org/conferences/...

"If paradise on Earth ever existed—somewhere, long ago—it must have looked something like this." Ride through Canyon de Chelly with Brooks Travelling Fellow Francesca Sisci to explore 'the feminine imaginary' of Native architecture in the U.S. Southwest. www.sah.org/publications...

Mobility, transit, and green space fascinate SAH student member Zixuan Zheng, a first-year PhD student at Illinois Institute of Technology. Preview his doctoral work contrasting these topics in the use of public space in Chicago, IL and Hangzhou, China. ow.ly/LeSi50WkFSr

📋 Apply now for SAH's 2026 IDEAS Research Fellowship. Deadline Aug 31. We seek to support researchers who are members of marginalized groups and whose work represents avenues of inquiry not yet well-supported in the field of architectural history. ow.ly/I5hF50WjaL7

Nominate a colleague for the Class of 2026 SAH Fellows, recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the architectural history field. ow.ly/kr2i50WjcZM Image: 2025 Fellow Stephen Tobriner (left) and SAH Vice President Swati Chattopadhyay (right).

Travel the world and immerse yourself in architecture and landscapes. Emerging professionals are invited to apply for up to 12 months of travel funding through the H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship by August 31. www.sah.org/jobs-opportu...

Visiting a famous Black high school, all she found was "dirty and depressing" architecture. SAH member Amber N. Wiley asks 'what happened here?,' and uncovers the building of schools as a source of Black liberation. www.sah.org/publications...

Nominations are open for the 2026 SAH Publication and Film & Video Awards! Deadline September 3. sah.org/programs/sah... (Pictured: These awesome titles won the top prize in 2025.) #ArchitectureBooks #BookClub #bookcover #bookprize #BookAwards #readinglist #SAH

📢 NEW STUDY TOUR ANNOUNCED: Travel with SAH to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to explore monumental temple-pyramids, elegant palaces, carved monoliths, painted frescoes, and more. February 12-26, 2026. Details: www.sah.org/programs/stu...

The names of streets and public squares often reference places other than themselves. Why do we name something Here after things over There? Amalie Elfallah examines a few possibilities while traveling through Turin and Genova, Italy. www.sah.org/publications...

Search the SAH public image database for the terms 'refuge,' 'asylum,' 'shelter,' or 'protection,' and you are bound to get some fascinating results. #SAHARAhighlights showcases spaces of refuge. www.sah.org/about-sah/ne...

Applications are open for the Society of Architectural Historians' 2026 David B. Brownlee Dissertation Award, due July 31, 2025. Learn more and apply: www.sah.org/programs/sah...

SAH Members are invited to our virtual June Member Meetup: Book List and Book Talks | Tuesday, June 17, 12-1 p.m. CDT Log in to the SAH website to register: www.sah.org/programs/sah...

Thank you to more than 80 donors who have given gifts to support SAH through the 25 for 25 Appeal! Will you join them and give $25 or more to fund SAH for 2025? Learn more and send your gift on our website: www.sah.org/support-sah/...

On the island archipelago of Malta, SAH Brooks Traveling Fellow Francesca Sisci encounters a series of ancient temples that bear witness to the creative power of imagination. Read the latest blog: www.sah.org/publications...

Just five days left to enjoy a FREE special issue of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians highlighting archival articles and reviews on Atlanta and the Southern United States. ow.ly/6ikK50VZAf1

Final chance to register for 2 public keynotes, May 22 & 23: Think through speculative methodologies as a means for teaching global architectural history with Léopold Lambert of @thefunambulist.bsky.social and @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social, RSVP: www.sah.org/programs/sah...

SAH announces the winner of the 2025 Film & Video Award: "is this an architectural documentary?" Sumedha Kelegama, Irushi Tennekoon, and Sumudu Athukorala, Directors Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka, Producers Year Completed: 2023 ow.ly/hy4s50VM51I #SAH2025

SAH announces the winners of the inaugural Historic Interiors Article Award: Kristina Borrman and honorable mention Benoit Beaulieu. Read more about this year's awardees: www.sah.org/about-sah/ne...

SAH announces the winner of the 2025 Founders' JSAH Article Award: Isabel Rousset "Down-to-Earth Types: Brick Buildings and the Bounds of Propriety in Berlin and Hamburg, 1904-14" Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 83 No. 1, March 2024 #SAH2025

SAH announces the winner of the 2025 Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award: Yvonne Elet Urban Landscape in the Third Rome: Raphael's Villa and Mussolini's Forum Edifir-Edizioni Firenze, 2023 Learn more about this year's awardees: www.sah.org/programs/sah... #SAH2025

SAH announces the winner of the 2025 Spiro Kostof Book Award: Christina E. Crawford Spatial Revolution: Architecture and Planning in the Early Soviet Union Cornell University Press, 2022 Read more about this year's publication award winners: www.sah.org/programs/sah...

SAH announces the winner of the 2025 Exhibition Catalogue Award: Susan Brown and Alexa Griffith Winton A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes Yale University Press, 2023 Read more about this year's publication award winners: www.sah.org/programs/sah...

SAH announces the winner of the 2025 Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award: Swati Chattopadhyay Small Spaces: Recasting the Architecture of Empire Bloomsbury Academic, 2023 Established in 1949, this award recognizes scholarship by a North American scholar. www.sah.org/programs/sah...

Packed paper sessions on Day 3 of #SAH2025.

Greetings from #SAH2025! Hundreds of scholars are gathered in #Atlanta this week to hear the latest architectural history research, celebrate our annual award winners, and network with colleagues from around the world.

FREE virtual issue of JSAH highlights Architectural History of Atlanta and the Southern US. Featuring archival articles and reviews spanning 1970 to today, this limited-time collection explores the host city and region for #SAH2025 Conference. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/j...

#SAHARAhighlights designs of water towers. They take on many forms, and are built of varying materials, but all have a vital job to do. View 12 examples of water towers and the landscapes they define around the globe. www.sah.org/about-sah/ne...

SAH signs on to statement by the American Historical Association condemning the current administration’s immigration policies and practices. www.historians.org/news/america...