Past Events

Archived details of recent SAHGB Events. Consider joining to access discounted participation in our diverse and expanding programme.

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2024 Annual General Meeting
Nov 14
2024 Annual General Meeting

Details of the Society’s Annual General Meeting 2024.

Women in Building Construction in the Early Modern Period
Nov 7
Women in Building Construction in the Early Modern Period
Looking Back - Looking Forward: The Work and Legacy of Mark Girouard
Oct 26
Looking Back - Looking Forward: The Work and Legacy of Mark Girouard
Painting Architecture in Early Renaissance Italy: Invention and Persuasion at the Intersection of Art and Architectural Practice
Oct 10
Painting Architecture in Early Renaissance Italy: Invention and Persuasion at the Intersection of Art and Architectural Practice
Architecture as Transmedial Practice: A First-Hand Examination of Copies from Francesco di Giorgio’s Opusculum and the North Italian Album
Oct 10
Architecture as Transmedial Practice: A First-Hand Examination of Copies from Francesco di Giorgio’s Opusculum and the North Italian Album
Members’ Study Tour to Norfolk and Norwich
Sept 12
Members’ Study Tour to Norfolk and Norwich

River Wensum, Photo used with permission of Dr Stephen Gage

July Seminar: The Religious Architecture of Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto. Speaker: Sofia Singler
Jul 4
July Seminar: The Religious Architecture of Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto. Speaker: Sofia Singler

© Alvar Aalto Foundation. Church of the Three Crosses , 1958

Re-Reading and Understanding the Narratives of the Other: Bookings closing today
Jun 26
Re-Reading and Understanding the Narratives of the Other: Bookings closing today
Seminar: The Network around Walter Gropius in Britain, 1934 - 37. Speaker: Alborz Dianat
Jun 6
Seminar: The Network around Walter Gropius in Britain, 1934 - 37. Speaker: Alborz Dianat
Seminar: Architectural Tracings and the Fragility of Design Authorship. Speaker: Elizabeth Merrill
May 9
Seminar: Architectural Tracings and the Fragility of Design Authorship. Speaker: Elizabeth Merrill

Used with permission of Drawing Matter, inv. 2159.007

Seely and Paget in the 21st Century: Restoration and Reputation (Registrations closing soon)
May 1
Seely and Paget in the 21st Century: Restoration and Reputation (Registrations closing soon)
Seminar: (Re)constructing the Gilded Age: The Cornelius Vanderbilt II Ballroom, with Laura Jenkins
Mar 21
Seminar: (Re)constructing the Gilded Age: The Cornelius Vanderbilt II Ballroom, with Laura Jenkins
The SAHGB Annual Lecture. Architecture and Affect in the Middle Ages: Professor Paul Binski
Mar 14
The SAHGB Annual Lecture. Architecture and Affect in the Middle Ages: Professor Paul Binski

Palma Cathedral ( used with permission of Paul Binski)

Hybrid Q&A Session concerning the future of the RIBA Collections and the House of Architecture Project
Feb 29
Hybrid Q&A Session concerning the future of the RIBA Collections and the House of Architecture Project
Seminar: The Construction Businesses of Early Modern London, with Judy Stephenson
Feb 22
Seminar: The Construction Businesses of Early Modern London, with Judy Stephenson
Seminar: Rethinking the Inbetween: Reflections on Interwar Historiography with Neal Shasore
Jan 25
Seminar: Rethinking the Inbetween: Reflections on Interwar Historiography with Neal Shasore
Joining or Renewing membership for 2024
Jan 21
Joining or Renewing membership for 2024
The SAHGB Book Awards Presentation Evening
Dec 15
The SAHGB Book Awards Presentation Evening
Hawksmoor and the English Gothic Church. A seminar by Dr. Elizabeth Deans
Dec 7
Hawksmoor and the English Gothic Church. A seminar by Dr. Elizabeth Deans
The SAHGB Annual General Meeting
Nov 16
The SAHGB Annual General Meeting
The SAHGB Annual General Meeting (Copy)
Nov 16
The SAHGB Annual General Meeting (Copy)
Seminar: The ‘romanitas’ of Wren’s Sheldonian Theatre: An Alternative Reading, with Janet DeLaine, FSA
Nov 9
Seminar: The ‘romanitas’ of Wren’s Sheldonian Theatre: An Alternative Reading, with Janet DeLaine, FSA
Imagining an Inclusive Architectural History: A Roundtable Celebrating the SAHGB’s ED&I Networks
Oct 19
Imagining an Inclusive Architectural History: A Roundtable Celebrating the SAHGB’s ED&I Networks
A Study Day to West Horsley Place, Surrey
Oct 16
A Study Day to West Horsley Place, Surrey
Seminar: The Noisy Landscape - Modernism at Heathrow, with Professor Mark Crinson
Oct 12
Seminar: The Noisy Landscape - Modernism at Heathrow, with Professor Mark Crinson
The SAHGB Study Tour 2023: Manchester - bookings close 8 September
Sept 21
The SAHGB Study Tour 2023: Manchester - bookings close 8 September
Women in Social Housing and Architecture: St. Pancras. Joint event by the SAHGB Diversity Networks and Somers Town History Space
Sept 16
Women in Social Housing and Architecture: St. Pancras. Joint event by the SAHGB Diversity Networks and Somers Town History Space
Shortlists published for the SAHGB’s Alice Davis Hitchcock Award and Colvin Prize
Jul 27
Shortlists published for the SAHGB’s Alice Davis Hitchcock Award and Colvin Prize
Rewiring the City: A Walk Through London’s Alleyways
Jun 29
Rewiring the City: A Walk Through London’s Alleyways
Wren and Greenwich: An SAHGB Study Day for the Wren300 Celebrations
Jun 28
Wren and Greenwich: An SAHGB Study Day for the Wren300 Celebrations