MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – April 15, 2026 – The Society of Architectural Historians is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 SAH Publication Awards and SAH Award for Film and Video. The awards recognize distinguished publications in architectural history, urban history, landscape history, preservation, and architectural exhibition catalogues; an outstanding JSAH article w...

The Society of Architectural Historians invites members to apply to serve on a variety of committees for the 2026-27 term. We seek a breadth of voices, viewpoints, and experiences on our committees. This call discusses how committees are formed, committee member responsibilities, length of the service commitment, and the preferred qualifications of an applicant. Serving […]

On April 16, the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) will consider a proposal to paint bright white the historic granite exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), a National Historic Landmark and one of the most significant examples of French Second Empire architecture in the United States. CFA advises on the aesthetics and design […]

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SAH Member James Michael Buckley has been named co-winner of the Hagley Prize from the Business History Conference for his book “City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry” (University of Texas, 2024). The book has also received the Abbott Lowell Cummings Book Award (Vernacular Architecture Forum, 2025); the J.B. […]

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This month we turn to “blue” in the collections. In honor of the SAH conference in Mexico City, we start with Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul and the Casa de los Azuelos. You may note that for some buildings “blue” is in the title, but for others it is included in different descriptive fields or the […]

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