We will be postponing the AGM until later in the summer to avoid the Coronovirus. We are also looking at arrangements for the forthcoming conference. We are looking at ways to bring this online and will be bringing more news soon
Coronavirus update: the CHS is watching the situation as it develops. Announcements as regards the AGM and Conference will follow as the situation changes. Full refunds will be given to those who have booked and cannot come because of the virus
The Seventh Annual Construction History Conference will be held in Queens’ College, Cambridge on the 3-5th April 2020. The call for abstracts has been released. Abstracts due by 1 October, Full Papers by 20 January 2020. The peer-reviewed proceedings will be published and available at the conference.
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The Seventh Annual CHS Conference took place online and as a webinar on Saturday 4 April.
Papers are available online here.
The Proceedings are available on the publications page here
The call for abstracts is now closed. We received over 65 abstracts. The conference will include 45-50 papers over two days.
Our AGM and the Sixth Annual Conference on Construction History was held in Cambridge on 5, 6 and 7 April 2019 with the AGM on Saturday 6 April and an annual lecture and dinner on the Saturday night and a tour on Sunday 7 April.. The theme of the first day was Water. The second day covered other aspects of Construction History. There was also a special session on Doors
A conference in honour of Professor Werner Lorenz who was the first person to hold a Chair of Construction History will be held in Cottbus from the 26-28 September and retired this year. Please see the programme for details of how to attend
The Calls of abstracts for the next conference are now available:
CHS General Call for Abstracts
Call for Special Session on Doors
Our bank have announced that they are changing our IBAN and BIC numbers. This will not affect anyone who pays by PayPal/credit card through this website but may affect you if you make a regular international payment. If in doubt please contact the secretary
The proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference are now available to buy at a 50% discount to all members here
The final programme for the annual conference on 25-26 September 2026 is available here
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