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Shortlists revealed for the 2026 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the Colvin Prize
The shortlists for two of the most important prizes in architectural history – the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the Colvin Prize – have been revealed.
The Public Architect: A Five-Part Podcast Series
The Public Architect is a five-part podcast series bringing together historians, policy experts and practitioners to consider how the architectural profession has understood and related to the public from the post-war period to today.
The Architectural Historian - Issue 22
Hiba Alobaydi introduces the latest issue of the Society’s print magazine.
The enigma of No. 67 & No. 66 explained (continued)
The first half of this feature is found in Issue 22 of The Architectural Historian.
Vacancy: Honorary Secretary
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) is seeking a new volunteer Honorary Secretary to take up this important role from Summer 2026.
Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History
This third symposium in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland. The SAHGB papers to be submitted by 26 June 2026.
Our new funding scheme
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain is pleased to announce the launch of our new funding scheme: The Stevenson Trust Fund and Wakeling Bequest for Education, Research and Outreach, a new comprehensive funding scheme targeting Masters, PhD students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in architectural history and heritage.
Remembering the Colonial Soldier: The Indian Undertaking of the Imperial War Graves Commission, 1917–27
In his article published in Architectural History, MS Srinivas discusses the Imperial War Graves Commission’s engagement with the South Asian dead of the First World War.
70 Years of the SAHGB
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain turns 70 years old this year.
The Development of Catholic Chapels in Ireland Prior to Catholic Emancipation, 1778–1829
Dr Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman discusses her article published in Volume 68 of Architectural History, introduces her wider research practice, and reflects on the piece’s potential impact. The full article is available Open Access via Cambridge University Press.
Journal Completes Move to Ubiquity Press
The Society is delighted to announce that its journal Architectural History has now completed its move to its new publisher, the Ubiquity Press.
Call for LGBTQIA+ Network Conveners
The SAHGB is currently inviting applications from suitable and committed individuals to take on a leading role in the LGBTQIA+ Network.
Forwards, Backwards
The ruinous states of buildings in the western world has captured the imagination since the 18th century. From Piranesi and his Roman ‘vedute’ to the Picturesque movement and their designed ruined follies sited in English country gardens and parkland, the decay of a building tells of neglect and loss yet sparks in us a desire to romanticise the deterioration.
Volume 68 of Architectural History
Volume 68 of Architectural History, the Society’s principal publication, has been published. The issue features eight articles, twenty book reviews, and a special collection of tributes to the late Howard Burns.
The 2025 Annual Awards Ceremony
We are pleased to congratulate the winners of this year’s Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain awards.
Colvin Special Award 2025 given to editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides
In 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) decided to create the Colvin Special Award to recognise exceptional works and series of reference volumes in the discipline of architectural history. This award, chosen by the Trustees, is distinct from the annual Colvin Prize (which recognises outstanding works of reference in architectural history) and is to be bestowed occasionally.
In Conversation with Sir Donald Insall
In conversation with Tanvir Hasan and John Cattell, one of the SAHGB's Honorary Patron Members, Sir Donald Insall, provides his recollections of the 1975 year, the lead up to it, including his consultancy's groundbreaking work at Chester, and attitudes to conservation then and now.
Professor Andrew Saint (1946-2025)
The Society has learnt with great sadness of the death of long-time member and Honorary Patron, Professor Andrew Saint.
Shortlists revealed for the 2025 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the Colvin Prize
The shortlists for two of the most important prizes in architectural history – the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the Colvin Prize – have been revealed.
SAHGB Announces Recipients of Spring 2025 Research and Publication Grants
We are proud to announce the Spring 2025 recipients of the SAHGB’s Research and Publication Grants. Awardees demonstrate the incredible scope of work celebrated by the Society.