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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2027 SAHANZ Conference: EOI

We are currently calling for Expressions of Interest to host the 43rd annual SAHANZ conference in 2027. Please send your EOI by Friday 7 November 2025.

November 4, 2025

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Where Do We Draw the Line? Architectural History and Theory in the Digital Age – SAHANZ PhD Colloquium 2025

Key Dates: Abstract Deadline: 20 October, 2025 Acceptance Notification: 10 November, 2025 Participation Registration form: 30 November, 2025 Colloquium Dates: 25 January, 2026

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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.

Drawing entitled "Neo-Gaya" by Rui Shen Chong, 2022

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Islands

Proceedings from Islands, the 40th Annual Annual SAHANZ Conference are now available on our site.

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INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS: FABRICATIONS 37(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 2027 (volume 37, no. 2). The deadline for receipt of full proposals is December 19, 2025. Fabrications is the refereed journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia …

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Fabrications: The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand —

36.3 Civic – February 27, 2026
36.2 Spatial Practices of Transnational Care – November 1, 2025

An Island

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Fabrications

34.3 (2025)

Across Australasian and Pacific scholarship there has been an uneven history of interest in First Nations architecture. In Australia in recent decades there has been a long overdue acknowledgement of the millenia of architecture, land stewardship, history, and family connections to Country by First Nations people, which has slowly gained acceptance in the academy. Some of this has recognised the work, skills, knowledge, and experiences of First Nations people as designers and creators of their own living environments prior to colonisation. Another strand has emerged from academic research into pre-invasion First Nations architecture and the responses First Nations people had to the brutal colonisation of their Countries, including creative and canny strategies to house themselves and their families and to enable the continuation of their communities. In Aotearoa New Zealand and Moana Pasifika, there is more advanced architectural research of Māori and Pacific people’s building and place making activities across both pre- and post-colonisation or contact with Europeans eras. Likewise, in the decades since then, there has been an increasing body of architectural history scholarship that explores the ways in which the economic and governance structures of colonisation (in all its varied forms across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the Pacific) take hold and grow through the built environment. This is an important element of working towards the reckoning of this traumatic era in our region. The editors’ themed issue asked authors to consider the history of the building types and styles designed specifically to accommodate First Nations communities, whether by them or by others, including those from colonial and European-contact eras such as missions and reserve buildings and precincts; and the governance relationships and engagement of First Nations communities that have affected the architectural outcomes.
Taylor and Francis

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Fabrications

34.2 (2025)

Across Australasian and Pacific scholarship there has been an uneven history of interest in First Nations architecture. In Australia in recent decades there has been a long overdue acknowledgement of the millenia of architecture, land stewardship, history, and family connections to Country by First Nations people, which has slowly gained acceptance in the academy. In Aotearoa New Zealand and Moana Pasifika, there is more advanced architectural research of Māori and Pacific people’s building and place making activities across both pre- and post-colonisation or contact with Europeans eras. Likewise, in the decades since then, there has been an increasing body of architectural history scholarship that explores the ways in which the economic and governance structures of colonisation take hold and grow through the built environment. The editors’ themed issue asked authors to consider the history of the building types and styles designed specifically to accommodate First Nations communities, whether by them or by others, including those from colonial and European-contact eras such as missions and reserve buildings and precincts; and the governance relationships and engagement of First Nations communities that have affected the architectural outcomes.
Taylor and Francis

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Fabrications

34.1 (2024)

This Open Issue of Fabrications features six research articles that examine architectural histories that span the breadth of the Australian continent, and range across over one hundred years from 1970s to the 1880s, beginning in postmodern Queensland, and through early twentieth-century Alice Springs and Tasmania, to William Wardell in Victoria and colonial architectural education in New South Wales. This issue covers time and geography ably illustrating the breadth of current architectural history scholarship. The lack of papers in this issue on Aotearoa New Zealand is perhaps best explained by the immediately previous issue’s focus on trans-Tasman architectural work. An additional seven book reviews and an event report compliment the research articles.
Taylor and Francis

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University of Melbourne PhD Research: Survey on Australian public historic gardens and climate change adaptation

This PhD research project entitled  ‘Climate change adaptation and heritage conservation in Australian public historic gardens’   explores how climate change is impacting public historic gardens in Australia. We are seeking views of people working in management/conservation of public historic gardens, including on-ground operational activities.Please scan the QR code or click here to complete the …

November 1, 2025

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CfP: RMIT Design Archives Journal Vol. 16, No. 1, 2026 | Housing and Community Need 

Abstract  due by 17 November. For more information see here. 

November 1, 2025

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Thematic Call: Journal of Architecture

The Journal of Architecture is promoting its thematic calls here. 

November 1, 2025

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SAH: Call for Session Proposals

The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) has called for session proposals for its 80th Annual International Conference which will take place in Chicago from 14 to 18 April 2027.As an affiliated society, SAHANZ has the opportunity to nominate a session at the conference. EOIs for this session are due in with …

November 1, 2025

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