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Anyone with an interest in the history of the built environment and its role in shaping contemporary life is welcome to become a member of SAH. We invite you to join our network of people focused on architectural history, architecture, design, landscapes, and urbanism.

Membership Types

Members receive 12 months of access to member benefits, professional resources, educational programs, and networking opportunities.

Individual membership is open to everyone. Whether you're looking to build your professional brand, expand your network, further your research, or give back to your community, an Individual membership offers it all. Joint membership offers a discounted rate for two people living in the same household. You have the choice to receive digital access to JSAH or digital access plus a print copy of each issue.

Individual Membership $158 Digital $168 Digital + Print
Joint Membership $226 Digital $236 Digital + Print

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Benefits include:
  • Access current issues of JSAH and access to the JSAH Archive (1941–present)
  • Register for the SAH Annual International Conference at a discounted rate
  • Join SAH Affiliate Groups and connect with members who share your interests
  • Access SAHARA, our digital archive of over 200,000 images of the built environment
  • Access the SAH Commons online scholarly network
  • Connect with members through monthly virtual meetups
  • Receive a 50% discount on JSTOR access with JPASS
  • Apply for SAH research and travel fellowships
  • Earn AIA CES credits when participating in SAH conferences
  • Volunteer to serve on the SAH Board or committees
  • Stay informed with the SAH Newsletter and Opportunities Weekly Roundup

Student membership is open to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in architectural history or related disciplines. Take advantage of discounted membership that unlocks opportunities for professional development, travel and research funding, career building, and mentorship. You have the choice to receive digital access to JSAH or digital access plus a print copy of each issue.

Student Membership $58 Digital $68 Digital + Print

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Benefits include:
  • Access current issues of JSAH and access to the JSAH Archive (1941–present)
  • Get discounted registration for SAH Annual International Conferences
  • Engage in graduate student programs and workshops including Method Acts, Graduate Student Lightning Talks, Graduate Student Book Groups, and the GAHTC Workshop
  • Apply for SAH research and travel fellowships
  • Expand your network by participating in SAH Affiliate Groups
  • Gain leadership experience by serving on committees such as the Graduate Student Advisory Committee
  • Build relationships with peers and senior colleagues by attending SAH conferences and events
  • Access SAHARA, our digital archive of over 200,000 images of the built environment
  • Access the SAH Commons online scholarly network
  • Connect with members through monthly virtual meetups
  • Stay informed with the SAH Newsletter and Opportunities Weekly Roundup

Reduced-Rate membership is for individuals who are working independently or at an institution without full-time employment. This includes adjunct and contingent faculty who experience precarious employment, and part-time and unemployed workers. You have the choice to receive digital access to JSAH or digital access plus a print copy of each issue.
 
Reduced-Rate Membership $95 Digital $105 Digital + Print

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Benefits include:
  • Access current issues of JSAH and access to the JSAH Archive (1941–present)
  • Register for SAH Annual International Conferences at a discounted rate
  • Join SAH Affiliate Groups and connect with members who share your interests
  • Access SAHARA, our digital archive of over 200,000 images of the built environment
  • Access the SAH Commons online scholarly network
  • Connect with members through monthly virtual meetups
  • Receive a 50% discount on JSTOR access with JPASS
  • Apply for SAH research and travel fellowships
  • Earn AIA CES credits when participating in SAH conferences
  • Volunteer to serve on the SAH Board or committees
  • Stay informed with the SAH Newsletter and Opportunities Weekly Roundup

Retired/Emeritus membership is for those who are aged 65 or older and are no longer employed. You have the choice to receive digital access to JSAH or digital access plus a print copy of each issue.

Retired/Emeritus Membership$95 Digital$105 Digital + Print

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Benefits include:
  • Give back by serving as a mentor  
  • Apply to serve on the SAH Board or committees
  • Access current issues of JSAH and access to the JSAH Archive (1941–present)
  • Get discounted registration for SAH Annual International Conferences
  • Join SAH Affiliate Groups and connect with members who share your interests
  • Access SAHARA, our digital archive of over 200,000 images of the built environment
  • Access the SAH Commons online scholarly network
  • Connect with members through monthly virtual meetups
  • Receive a 50% discount on JSTOR access with JPASS
  • Stay informed with the SAH Newsletter and Opportunities Weekly Roundup

This membership category provides discounted individual memberships to groups of professionals working in the same museum, office, or firm. Perfect for architects and professionals in museums, historic preservation, and public design education.

First membership (Digital + Print)
$173
Each additional membership in same office (Digital Only)$100

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Benefits include:
  • Access current issues of JSAH and access to the JSAH Archive (1941–present)
  • Register for the SAH Annual International Conference at a discounted rate
  • Access SAHARA, our digital archive of over 200,000 images of the built environment
  • Earn AIA CES credits when participating in SAH conferences and tours
  • Join SAH Affiliate Groups and connect with members who share your interests
  • Receive a 50% discount on JSTOR access with JPASS
  • Volunteer to serve on the SAH Board or committees
  • Access the SAH Commons online scholarly network
  • Connect with members through monthly virtual meetups
  • Stay informed with the SAH Newsletter and Opportunities Weekly Roundup

Upper-level members are listed in JSAH in recognition of their generous support and are enrolled in the Frank Lloyd Wright Reciprocal Sites Program.

 Digital + Print
Supporting Membership$263
Patron Membership$443
Donor Membership$588
Life Membership (Individual or Joint)$3000 (paid in 4 installments of $750)
Benefactor Membership (Individual or Joint)$8000 (paid in 6 installments of $1334)

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Benefits include:

  • Access current issues of JSAH and access to the JSAH Archive (1941–present)
  • Register for the SAH Annual International Conference at a discounted rate
  • Join SAH Affiliate Groups and connect with members who share your interests
  • Receive recognition in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
  • Participate in the Frank Lloyd Wright Reciprocal Sites program
  • Access SAHARA, our digital archive of over 200,000 images of the built environment
  • Access the SAH Commons online scholarly network
  • Connect with members through monthly virtual meetups
  • Receive a 50% discount on JSTOR access with JPASS
  • Apply for SAH research and travel fellowships
  • Earn AIA CES credits when participating in SAH conferences
  • Volunteer to serve on the SAH Board or committees
  • Stay informed with the SAH Newsletter and Opportunities Weekly Roundup

This limited membership allows for participation in SAH Affiliate Groups. Join as an Individual Member for access to full member benefits including access to JSAH, SAHARA, the annual conference, fellowships, volunteer opportunities, and more.

Affiliate Membership$25  


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Benefits include:

  • Join SAH Affiliate Groups and connect with members who share your interests

  • Access the SAH Commons online scholarly network

  • Stay informed with the SAH Newsletter and Opportunities Weekly Roundup

Institutional membership provides libraries at colleges, universities, community colleges, museums, high schools, schools of architecture, architectural history departments, and other large institutions with a subscription to JSAH and/or JSAH Online, which is made accessible to their community of readers. Institutional members of SAH also will receive the SAH Newsletter and reduced registration rates for library staff attending the SAH Annual International Conference.

The University of California Press handles institutional subscriptions on SAH's behalf. Visit the UC Press website to join or renew your Institutional membership.

Digital Only $673
Print + Digital - Domestic 
$755 
Print + Digital - International 
$780 
Sustaining 
$855 
Sustaining Institutional members receive digital access to the journal and two print copies. Institutional members interested in becoming Sustaining members can contact SAH Membership Director Anne Bird at abird@sah.org for details.

Affiliate Groups

SAH Affiliate Groups are comprised of SAH members who share a common, narrowly defined interest, scholarly or otherwise. Participation in Affiliate Group activities is a benefit of SAH membership.

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SAH Chapters

SAH has chapters located across the United States. Chapters are independently run organizations that are affiliated with SAH. SAH members can join chapters in their region.

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Membership Grants

Emerging scholars can apply for a one-year membership grant that helps bridge the gap between the Society's subsidized student memberships and full-cost SAH memberships.

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Anne Hill Bird
Director of Membership

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