ABOUT US

About the Chicago Chapter: 

The Society of Architectural Historians has 19 chapters located throughout the United States that host local programs, organize tours, and grant fellowships and awards. Chapters are independently run organizations that are affiliated and work in collaboration with SAH.

To Learn more about the SAH "Mother Ship" go to the SAH membership page here.

Visitors, Always welcome. We hope you find value in the information in this website both with respect to our common interest in architecture, and in the activities of our organization.

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Ron, and his wife Dee, moved to Chicago from Columbus, Ohio, in 1997. He had just retired as Director of R&D at Bell Labs, and they chose Chicago "for the adventure". Ron soon joined the Chicago Architecture Center as a docent. He continued touring for 20 years until walking tours suffered the chilling impact of Covid. The old version of the "Evolution of The Skyscraper" tour linked well with Ron's interest in structure and building technology. ...more