The Construction History Society is the society for all those who are enthusiastic about any aspect of the history of construction. Our members come from all walks of life. You might be someone who has an interesting story to tell, someone who collects items to do with buildings or any scholar who works on the history of buildings. We encourage people to take an interest in how the world around them has been built and those that built it.
The Society is devoted to the promotion and study of the history of construction. It aims to identify and protect sources of information and archives to do with construction history and to organise and sponsor events and publications that help achieve these aims. It has members from all over the world.
Read more about the benefits of membership and how to join here.
Still confused about what construction history is? Read more here
We are delighted to report that the Eleventh Annual CHS Conference will be h
eld in Queens’ College, Cambridge from Friday 26th – Sunday 28th September 2025.
The theme of the conference will be Construction Innovation: Materials, Processes, Systems.
The call for abstracts can be downloaded here
Abstracts need to be submitted by 30 January
If accepted, papers (which will be max 5000 words and 10 images) need to be submitted by 1 May.
The proceedings will be published and available at the conference.
Construction History Society
c/o Department of Architecture
Cambridge University, Scroope Terrace
Cambridge, CB1 1PX
