Upcoming events.
10th CHSA meeting and 1st Mexico-USA binational conference on Construction History
We are proud to announce the 10th Biennial Meeting of the Construction History Society of America (CHSA) in conjunction with the 1st Mexico–USA Binational Conference on Construction History, to be held at the prestigious School of Architecture at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City.
This landmark event will serve as a bridge—linking nations, disciplines, and generations—through our shared commitment to uncovering and understanding how the built environment has been conceived, constructed, and transformed across time.
As CHSA expands its international collaborations, this conference marks a unique opportunity to deepen academic exchange, foster bilingual discourse, and create lasting scholarly connections.
This event is more than a conference—it is a bridge.
A bridge between nations, connecting scholars, students, professionals, and practitioners from across Mexico, the United States, and beyond.
A bridge between disciplines, where historians, architects, engineers, preservationists, and craftspeople meet to explore shared legacies and exchange new ideas.
And above all, a bridge between the past and the future, built upon our mutual passion for understanding how the built environment was conceived, constructed, and transformed over time.
We believe this binational initiative will catalyze new synergies across academic and professional communities, bringing visibility to underexplored traditions and methods while highlighting the shared heritage and evolving construction cultures of the Americas.
9th Meeting, University of Virginia, School of Architecture
The 9th meeting of the Construction History Society of America will feature research and scholarship from various academics and practitioners, focusing on building design, fabrication, and construction history. This includes the physical results (infrastructure and building) and the materials, processes, and systems used in their development. We seek a broad range of eras and geographies, and topics focusing on the Americas, particularly the U.S. Midwest, are encouraged. Presenters will include scholars, engineers, architects, preservationists, contractors, and anyone in the building industry who wants to share their knowledge with us.