The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) is a

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for people interested in the

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Purpose

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 the

. 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 The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelt ...

'' is the main journal of the society.Publications: Architectural History
, ''Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain''. It is published each autumn and members of SAHBG receive a copy. There is also a newsletter for members.

History

The foundation of the Society was prompted in 1955 by

Turpin Bannister Turpin Chambers Bannister (1 October 1904 – 15 March 1982) was one of the leading American architectural historians of his generation. A long-time professor at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida, he is best known for his w ...

in discussion with Frank Jenkins, a British architect and scholar who worked with Bannister at the

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in the

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. Initially it was conceived as being a chapter of the American

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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 were

Bruce Allsopp Harold Bruce Allsopp FSA FRIBA (4 July 1912 – 22 February 2000) was a British architectural historian, educator and publisher. Career Howard Bruce Allsopp was born in 1912 in Oxford to Heny Allsopp, a historian, poet and vice principal of R ...

and William A. Singleton, the latter affiliated with the

York Institute of Architectural Study York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a m ...

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External links

* of the SAHGB *
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain archives
at

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Purpose

History

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