Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Society of Architectural Historians is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide. Based in the United States, the Society's 3,500 members include architectural historians, architects, landscape architects, preservationists, students, professionals in allied fields and the interested public. The Society, originally named the Society of American Architectural Historians was founded on July 31, 1940, inspired by the work of Harvard historian Kenneth John Conant. Twenty-five chartering members elected Turpin Bannister the first President, and directed him to edit a Journal of the American Society of Architectural Historians. The name was shortened to its current form a decade later. SAH is currently the largest academic organization in the field of architectural history in the US.