TheSociety of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) is aUnited Kingdomlearned society for people interested in thehistory of architecture.[1][2][3]
The Society exists to encourage interest in the history of architecture, to enable the exchange and discussion of ideas related to this. The Society has no official location and its activities cover theUnited Kingdom. The Society also represents the interests of UK architectural history to governmental and non-governmental bodies within the education and heritage fields. The Society specifically avoids conservation issues.
Architectural History is the main journal of the society.[4] It is published each autumn and members of SAHBG receive a copy. There is also a newsletter for members.
The foundation of the Society was prompted in 1955 byTurpin Bannister in discussion withFrank Jenkins, a British architect and scholar who worked with Bannister at theUniversity of Illinois in theUnited States. Initially it was conceived as being a chapter of the AmericanSociety of Architectural Historians partly because Bannister had been a founder-member in 1940. However, it was decided in 1956 that the Society should be independent. The early members were mainly architects and teachers. The Chairmen of the first meetings wereBruce Allsopp and William A. Singleton, the latter affiliated with theYork Institute of Architectural Study.
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