Bringing together all those interested in the built environment's history. All Periods, All Places, All Welcome. www.sahgb.org.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3mrkoe27nls2xOur exclusive four-day tour to Barcelona still has places available for booking. We have privileged access to a diverse range of architectural sites, which will make for a special trip during a landmark year for the city. 14th - 17th October 2026. www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson/barcelona-tour26 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkoe27nls2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3mmtbzws4ik2uThis 3rd symposium in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland. We are interested in women who were involved in the subject as academics, curators, journalists, photographers, writers and in the heritage sphere. sahgb.org.uk/gs-202627 May 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtbzws4ik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3miy7dwwscs2dAWARDS: Nominations are now open for the ADH Medallion and the Colvin Prize. Nominations close on 8 May 2026. Authors may self-nominate if they wish. Read more: sahgb.org.uk/awards08 Apr 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy7dwwscs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3miitz6dxj22oEVENT: Voices of Experience intergenerational conversations reveal a wide scope of what is defined as architectural work, how it takes place and how this knowledge enters culture. This talk will reflect on the project's outputs. Learn more: sahgb.org.uk/whatson/inaugural-annual-conversation-202602 Apr 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3miitz6dxj22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3mgnakvzlis2hThe Society has now completed the move of its journal Architectural History to its new publisher, @ubiquityopen.bsky.social, and is pleased to re-open submissions for peer-reviewed articles. We look forward to receiving your submissions. Read more: sahgb.org.uk/features/journal-publisher-update09 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnakvzlis2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3mcwytplhwc2jEVENTS: For our next seminar, we’ll be joined by Michael Hall to examine a queer approach to the history of the National Trust. Thursday 5 February 2026 18:00 - 19:30 London & Online

 Register Now: sahgb.org.uk/whatson/beauty-for-the-people21 Jan 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwytplhwc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3manrjt4vr22rVolume 68 of Architectural History, the Society’s principal publication, has been published. Printed copies will soon be delivered to Society members. The cover depicts the spiralling Eternit Tower at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. sahgb.org.uk/features/architectural-history-volume-68 https://sahgb.org.uk/features/architectural-history-volume-6823 Dec 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3manrjt4vr22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3m6f3pahud22jEVENTS: This Thursday we’ll be joined by Emily Gee IHBC FSA for a seminar exploring campaigns to house a new generation of working Victorian and Edwardian women, the specialised design of their buildings, and the lives transformed by this architectural movement. Register Now: sahgb.org.uk/whatson24 Nov 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6f3pahud22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3m65kfnla5k2vSAHGB has conferred the inaugural Colvin Special Award 2025 on the editors of the Pevsner Architectural Guides, recognising their renewal of this landmark series for readers across the British Isles. Full press release on our website. https://www.sahgb.org.uk/features/colvin-special-award-202521 Nov 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65kfnla5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3m4dik6vgrs2iTicket sales for the upcoming Girouard Symposium will close at 5.00pm on Thursday, 6 November Architectural Historiography in the British Isles: National and International Perspectives 📆 15 Nov ⏰ 9:30 - 19:00 📍London sahgb.org.uk/whatson/architectural-historiography-in-the-british-isles https://www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson/architectural-historiography-in-the-british-isles29 Oct 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dik6vgrs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3m2riiw6huc27Registrations are open for our October seminar: 'Places of the Imagination: Painting the City in the Sassetti Chapel, Florence' Speaker: Caspar Pearson 📆 30 Oct 2025 🕰️ 6 - 7:30 pm sahgb.org.uk/whatson/places-of-the-imagination-painting-the-city-in-the-sassetti-chapel-florence @ihbc.bsky.social https://www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson/places-of-the-imagination-painting-the-city-in-the-sassetti-chapel-florence09 Oct 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2riiw6huc27https://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lzbmfukock2cCalling All Students! Join the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain and enjoy a reduced student membership rate of just £23 per year. Membership is ideal for students who want to support their studies and demonstrate their commitment to the discipline. sahgb.org.uk/join-renew20 Sep 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzbmfukock2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3ly6aj7xqfs2xDeadline Extended: Hawksmoor Essay Prize Awarded to the author of the best essay submitted in competition. Aimed at PhD and early career researchers. Comes with an award of £400 and publication in the SAHGB Journal, Architectural History. 🗓️ 29 September 2025 sahgb.org.uk/hawksmoor-essay-medal https://www.sahgb.org.uk/hawksmoor-essay-medal06 Sep 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6aj7xqfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lvq5p2wjsc2fWith less than two weeks to go, now is the time to nominate work for SAHGB - IHBC Heritage Research Award. The award celebrates the quality of architectural-historical research produced by colleagues in heritage and conservation practice. Deadline: 18 August 2025 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvq5p2wjsc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3luzk6orux22qNominations Now Open: Hawksmoor Essay Medal We welcome submissions that demonstrate critical and innovative approaches to architectural history. The competition is open to current postgraduate students, and to early career researchers. sahgb.org.uk/hawksmoor-essay-medal https://sahgb.org.uk/hawksmoor-essay-medal28 Jul 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzk6orux22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lurqor6xtc27Professor Andrew Saint (1946-2025) The Society has learnt with great sadness of the death of long-time member and Honorary Patron, Professor Andrew Saint. The Society extends its condolences to his family. sahgb.org.uk/features/professor-andrew-saint-1946-2025 https://www.sahgb.org.uk/features/professor-andrew-saint-1946-202525 Jul 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurqor6xtc27https://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lu3moevdjs2cThe shortlists for two of the most important prizes in architectural history – the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the Colvin Prize – have been revealed for 2025.  sahgb.org.uk/features/2025-shortlists https://www.sahgb.org.uk/features/2025-shortlists16 Jul 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3moevdjs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3ltz6ciorps2dFew spaces are remaining for our Study Day to Lincoln Cathedral Close! This event will sell out. 📅 Monday 22 September 2025 🕙 10:30-17:00 sahgb.org.uk/whatson/study-day-to-lincoln-cathedral-close https://www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson/study-day-to-lincoln-cathedral-close15 Jul 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltz6ciorps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3ltwakkyk322bThe SAHGB is pleased to announce that we are now an Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) accredited CPD provider. IHBC members now have the opportunity to attend our paid events at a preferential rate. @ihbc.bsky.social sahgb.org.uk/whats-on https://sahgb.org.uk/whats-on14 Jul 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwakkyk322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3ltkatltlt22mExpression of Interest: Tour to Barcelona, October 2026 Barcelona has richly varied architecture, and the opportunity has arisen to secure privileged visits to the Basilica, the Llotja Aragonese Exchange, Theatre Lliure, and the Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu. sahgb.org.uk/whatson/barcelona-tour https://www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson/barcelona-tour09 Jul 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkatltlt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lswbqpvnrc2vWe are proud to announce the latest recipients of the SAHGB’s Research and Publication Grants (Spring 2025). Awardees demonstrate the incredible scope of work celebrated by the Society. sahgb.org.uk/features/announcing-the-recipients-of-the-sahgb-research-and-publication-grants-spring-2025 https://www.sahgb.org.uk/features/announcing-the-recipients-of-the-sahgb-research-and-publication-grants-spring-202501 Jul 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswbqpvnrc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lrfmvrfdx226Submissions are now open for the SAHGB Dissertation Prize. The prize celebrates outstanding work in architectural history being carried out by students on taught Masters-level courses in UK universities. Entries must be made by a named academic nominator. sahgb.org.uk/dissertation-prize https://sahgb.org.uk/dissertation-prize12 Jun 2025 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfmvrfdx226https://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lquah7rk5c2yTicket sales for the upcoming SAHGB 'Future Heritage' Conference close this Friday. The finalised schedule, including short abstracts from all speakers, is available online. sahgb.org.uk/whatson/future-heritage Book Now! https://sahgb.org.uk/whatson/future-heritage05 Jun 2025 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquah7rk5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lqewqndiqc22We’re delighted to announce that The Architectural Historian, Issue 20 (Spring 2025), has now gone to print. SAHGB members can expect to receive their copy in the post in the coming weeks. sahgb.org.uk/architectural-historian https://www.sahgb.org.uk/architectural-historian30 May 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqewqndiqc22https://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lq5lrghso22fSAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2025 We are delighted to announce the opening of the 2025 joint Heritage Research Award with The Institute Of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC). sahgb.org.uk/heritage-research-award https://www.sahgb.org.uk/heritage-research-award27 May 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5lrghso22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lp2l7v3mzs2lJust 1 month to go! Join us in Edinburgh for the SAHGB 'Future Heritage' Conference. We will draw on recent research & practical projects to consider themes including energy & sustainability, gender & inclusion, & the heritage value of mass housing. sahgb.org.uk/whatson/conference-2025 https://www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson/conference-202513 May 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2l7v3mzs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3lokzgortds2l📣 Reminder: Tomorrow Evening! Join us for "Carboniferous Creations: Victorian Gothic Revivalism and the Ecocritical Turn" with Alex Bremner. 📅 8 May 2025 🕕 18:00–19:30 📍 Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, London / Online 🎟️ Register here: sahgb.org.uk/whatson/08-05-2025 https://www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson07 May 2025 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokzgortds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesahgb.bsky.social/post/3loayt46ocs27We are #recruiting to fill the #vacancy of Honorary Treasurer for the SAHGB. Please share with anyone you think may be interested. To find out more, please visit: https://www.sahgb.org.uk/jobs/sahgb-vacancy-hon-treasurer #sahgb #architecturalhistory #treasurer #trustee #charity03 May 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:f3guvqljfdal3grbnwpam627/app.bsky.feed.post/3loayt46ocs27