Organizer Information
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) is an international nonprofit membership organization founded at Harvard University in 1940, originally under the name Society of American Architectural Historians. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, SAH serves an international network of roughly 2,300 individual members and 600 institutional members across 54 countries, including architectural historians, architects, landscape architects, preservationists, and students. The Society's mission is to advance knowledge and understanding of the history of architecture, design, landscape, and urbanism worldwide, which it pursues through publications including the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (JSAH), SAH Archipedia, and the Buildings of the United States series, along with annual conferences, study tours, and a set of awards recognizing scholarly and professional achievement in the field — among them the SAH Fellows designation, the Society's highest honor.
Title & Description
Call for Nominations: 2027 SAH Fellows
SAH is seeking nominations for its class of 2027 Fellows, the Society's highest honor. The designation recognizes SAH members for significant, lifetime contributions to architectural history as a discipline and profession. Contributions considered may include scholarship, service to SAH, teaching, and stewardship of the built environment. Nominations may be submitted by any individual SAH member, and self-nomination is permitted through the online nomination form.
Categories
- Architecture
- Culture
- Research
- Scholarship
Eligibility
- Nominee must be an SAH member recognized for a lifetime of significant contributions to architectural history as a discipline and profession
- Nominations may be submitted by any individual member of the Society
- Self-nomination is permitted
Program Benefits & Awards
- Formal recognition as a Fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians, the Society's highest honor
- Public recognition at the 2027 SAH Annual Conference in Chicago
- Inclusion in the published list of SAH Fellows in every issue of JSAH and on the SAH website
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Nomination deadline: 15 August 2026
- Board of Directors vote on accepted nominations: November 2026 (regular meeting), with exceptions possible at other times of year
- Formal recognition of new Fellows: 2027 SAH Annual Conference, Chicago
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Additional Details
Nominations are first screened by the SAH Fellows Selection Committee, then submitted to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for final approval by vote at its regular November meeting. In exceptional circumstances, the Board of Directors may name Fellows at other times of the year.