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Call for Abstracts for 2018 Conference Released

Download the two calls for abstracts Special Call for Abstracts 2018 and General Call for Abstracts here.

Proceedings for 4th Conference now available

You can order a copy of the proceedings of the latest conference with 50% off here.

Dates for Fifth Annual Conference Announced

The dates for the fifth annual conference on Construction History in 2018 have been set as 6, 7, and 8th April 2018. More details to follow.

Committee of the 6th International Congress on Construction History announces Call for Sessions

The 6th International Congress on Construction History is going to be held in the beautiful city of Brussels. The organisers have announced a call for sessions which can be downloaded here

Programme for Conference and Annual General Meeting 2017

We are delighted to announce the Annual general Meeting will be held at the conference on Saturday 8 April 2017. The Annual Lecture will be by Tom F. Peters entitled “”Culture, Construction and Bridge Building: Western and Chinese traditions in construction technology”. The annual general meeting and lecture are free to all members. The full programme of the rest of the conference is now available to download here

Fourth CHS Annual Conference 7-9 April 2017

The Fourth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society will be held in Queens’ College, Cambridge between the 7 and 9 April 2017. The call for abstracts has been released and was extended until 14 October 2016. For more details click here

Call for Abstracts for Annual Conference Extended

We have extended the deadline for the call for abstracts until 14 October.

Call for Abstracts for 2017 conference

The call for abstracts is now out for the 2017 conference taking place in April 2017 in Queens’ College, Cambridge.

AGM and Annual Lecture 2016

The AGM will take place in the Fitzpatrick Hall in Queens’ College, Cambridge at 11.30 on Saturday 9 April (Tea and biscuits available from 11.00). It will be followed by the Construction History Society Annual Lecture. This year’s lecture is:

Professor Tom Peters

Culture, Concept and Bridge Building:Western and Chinese traditions in construction technology

Venue: Fitzpatrick Hall, Queens’
Start Time: Immediately after the AGM (c.11.45-12)
Duration: 1 Hour

Conference Booking now available

Conference booking  for the Third Annual Conference in Queens’ College, Cambridge is now available online. Confirmation of acceptance of papers will be sent out by 1 February.