Construction History Society

The society's journal, Construction History.

The Construction History Society (not to be confused with The Construction History Society of America) is a British society for the promotion and study of the history of construction in England and Wales.[1][2] A key aim is the preservation of records of the built environment.[3]

History

The society was formed as the Construction History Group in 1983, but later changed its name to the Construction History Society. It has sponsored three international conferences on the history of construction at Queens' College, Cambridge University, and supported by the Cambridge School of Architecture, in 2014, 2015, and 2016. [4][5][6] The society is a registered charity.[1]

The chairman is Dr. James W.P. Campbell of the University of Cambridge.[7]

Journal

The society has published a peer-reviewed journal, Construction History,[8] since 1985[9] which is abstracted and indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index,[10] SCOPUS and the Web of Science.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Charity overview". Apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ↑ "The Construction History Society". Constructionhistory.co.uk. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ "Construction History Society". buildingconservation.com. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Construction History Society: First National Conference 11-12th April 2014 — Department of Architecture". Arct.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  5. ↑ "Second Annual Construction History Society Conference 2015 and International Colloquium on Construction History — Department of Architecture". Arct.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Third CHS Annual Conference 8-9 April 2016 - The Construction History Society". Constructionhistory.co.uk. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  7. ↑ Dr. James W.P. Campbell MA DipArch PhD (Cantab) RIBA IHBC FSA. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Construction History: Journal Of The Construction History Society". Connection.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  9. ↑ Dr Bill Addis. "The contribution made by the Journal Construction History towards establishing the history of construction as an academic discipline" (PDF). Constreuctionhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  10. ↑ "Journal Search - IP & Science - Thomson Reuters". Thomsonscientific.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  11. ↑ "Construction History in Citation Indexes - The Construction History Society". Constructionhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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