Society of Architectural Historians facts for kids
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Charnley House, the Society headquarters
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| Established | July 31, 1940 |
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| Address | 1365 N. Astor Street |
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) is a group that helps people learn about and protect buildings and places all over the world. It's like a club for people who love history and architecture! SAH is based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It has about 3,500 members. These members include people who study the history of buildings, architects who design them, and people who work to save old buildings. Students and anyone interested in buildings can also join.
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History of SAH
SAH started on July 31, 1940. It was first called the Society of American Architectural Historians. The idea for the group came from the work of a historian named Kenneth John Conant from Harvard University.
Twenty-five people were the first members. They chose Turpin Bannister to be the first President. He was also asked to edit the group's first magazine, which was called the Journal of the American Society of Architectural Historians. About ten years later, the group shortened its name to what it is today: The Society of Architectural Historians. From 1964 to 1966, Robert Branner was the president. Today, SAH is the biggest group in the United States for studying architectural history.
What SAH Publishes and Does
SAH wants to "advance knowledge and understanding of the history of architecture, design, landscape, and urbanism worldwide." To do this, they create many helpful things.
Books and Magazines
One of their most famous projects is the Buildings of the United States book series. They also publish a newsletter and a magazine called the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (ISSN 0037-9808).
Online Encyclopedia: SAH Archipedia
SAH is also working with the University of Virginia to build an online encyclopedia of architecture. It's called SAH Archipedia. You can look at information about 100 important buildings in each state for free. SAH is adding more and more buildings to it. If you are a member of SAH, you can see the full version, which has over 19,000 building histories!
Awards from SAH
Every year, SAH gives out special awards to honor great work in architectural history.
Awards for Publications
SAH gives five awards for the best books and articles. These awards celebrate excellent writing about the history of buildings, cities, landscapes, and how to save old places. There's also an award for the best catalogs from architectural exhibitions. The Founders' Award is given to a new scholar who writes an outstanding article for the SAH journal.
- The Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award started in 1949. It goes to a scholar from North America for the best work in architectural history.
- The Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award is for the best writing in materials made for an architectural exhibition.
- The Antoinette Forrester Downing Award honors great work that helps preserve old buildings.
- The Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award is for excellent writing about landscape architecture.
- The Spiro Kostof Book Award recognizes outstanding work about the history of city design and how cities grew.
- The Founders Award is given to the best article about architectural history published in the Society's journal.
Award for Film and Video
In 2013, SAH started an award for films and videos. This award celebrates the best film or video about the history of buildings and places. The most important thing is how much the film helps people understand the built world. It also looks for high-quality research and excellent design in the film.
Other Similar Groups
There are other groups like SAH in different countries. They also focus on architectural history. These include:
- The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
- The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC)
- The Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand
See also
- SESAH
- Alice Davis Hitchcock Award
- Category: Architectural historians
- James Charnley House
- Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
- SAHANZ
