The Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) promotes standards of excellence in the field of architectural history research with a focus on Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region.
SAHANZ acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which our members practice.
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Extremities: South, East, North, West of Architectural History
CfP: The 41st SAHANZ Annual Conference theme of Extremities encourages challenges to architectural history from a multiplicity of positions, critiquing the evidence underlying prevailing narratives and re-investigating architectural history from all points of the perspectival compass.

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Fabrications: The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand —
36.2 Spatial Practices of Transnational Care – November 1, 2025
36.1 Open Issue – April 2, 2025

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INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS: FABRICATIONS 36(2) GUEST-EDITED SPECIAL ISSUE
The Society of Architectural Historians, Australia & New Zealand invites proposals for a special, guest-edited issue of its journal, Fabrications, to be published in June 2026.
The deadline is March 21, 2025.
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Fabrications
34.1 (2024)

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Fabrications
34.2 (2025)

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Fabrications
33.3 (2024)

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Fabrications
33.2 (2023)

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Fabrications
33.1 (2023)
An Open Issue of Fabrications is an opportunity to witness the breadth of scholarship in architectural history in our region, and this issue is no exception. We have a great variety of papers from across the spectrum of topics and approaches, with authors also ranging from some of our most experienced, to some of our most freshly minted scholars, an exciting dynamic which unfolds through this issue.
Keen-eyed readers of Fabrications online will have noticed that, as per our new “online first” approach to papers, some of the papers in this issue have been available for online some weeks and months, along with the book reviews and reports which are faster to reach publication than our peer-reviewed papers. This practice enables a more steady stream of papers available as soon as they are ready; such papers are available through the “latest articles” section of the Fabrications website through our publishers Taylor & Francis. As ever, we appreciate the contribution of reviewers to Fabrications, and thank them for their selfless work in reviewing papers.

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2022 SAHANZ Conference Proceedings – now available
The proceedings of the 2022 SAHANZ Conference ‘Ngā Pūtahitanga / Crossings’ (held jointly with the Australasian Urban History Planning History Group) are now available through the Publications pages of this website (here). Consisting of 40 papers, they can be accessed in the form of an entire 665-page document or, alternatively, the papers …
The Auckland waterfront, showing the Auckland Harbour Board Downtown Scheme. Whites Aviation Ltd Photograph. Ref: WA-66196-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23236356

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Fabrications
32.3 (2022)

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EOI for 2025-2027 Committee Members
The role of the Committee is to uphold the Constitution of the Society, support its annual events and activities, and develop strategic initiatives and programmes that will advance the aims of the Society. The term of the current committee has come to an end and we are looking for expressions …
June 9, 2025
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Notice of SGM
The 2025 Special General Meeting will be held online on Friday July 11th at 1:00 – 2:00 AEST time. Current SAHANZ members will receive a reminder email on the Friday morning with the Zoom link for the meeting. If you would like to attend the SGM and vote please ensure …
June 9, 2025
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Applications for the David Saunders Founder’s Grant are Open
SAHANZ annually offers The David Saunders Founder’s Grant in memory of the founder of the Society, to support research by emerging researchers in the disciplines of architectural history and theory. Applications can be made to apply for funds to assist in field-work, archival assistance, printing and reproduction costs in preparation …
June 9, 2025

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Call for EoI for Fabrications’ reviews editor
The Editorial Board of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand calls for Expressions of Interest for the ongoing role of Reviews Editor of the Society’s refereed journal, Fabrications: JSAHANZ published in three issues each year by Taylor & Francis. The Reviews Editor will work with the journal’s two Editors …
May 13, 2025