The Society of Architectural Historians is accepting nominations for the 2021 Publication Awards through July 31, 2020.

The Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award was established in 1949 to recognize annually the most distinguished work of scholarship in the history of architecture published by a North American scholar.

Criteria for Submission
A “North American scholar” is defined as someone born in Canada, the United States, orMexico, or someone who published the book while living or holding a position in one ofthese countries. For the purposes of this award, “architectural history” is interpreted broadly.
Books in English with a printed copyright date of 2018 or 2019 are eligible. Entries forconsideration must be scholarly volumes that
(1) have been peer reviewed;
(2) have rigorously documented sources;
(3) include scholarly apparatus such as notes and bibliography.
Entries may be submitted only by the publisher or publisher’s distributor. Selfpublished books are not eligible. Journals are not eligible. Subsequent editions of a book are eligible only if the original core material has been substantially edited or revised. A new preface or introduction with no changes to the originaltext is not eligible. Books submitted for this award may not be submitted in the same year for the Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Award, the Antoinette Forrester Downing Award, the Philip Johnson Award or the Spiro Kostof Award. Books that have received one of those awards in a previous year may not be submitted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award.

The Award
The award consists of a certificate and citation that will be presented at the Society’s 74th Annual International Conference in Montréal, Quebec, April 14–18, 2021. The award will be announced in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians and the SAH Newsletter.
The winning publication will become part of the Society’s permanent archive, displayed in the library of the Charnley-Persky House in Chicago, Illinois.

The Committee
The Committee is appointed by the president of the Society of Architectural Historians. One copy of the nominated publication, along with the completed nomination form, should be sent to each committee member postmarked by July 31, 2020.

2021 Hitchcock Book Award Nomination Form

For more information, go to SAH’s website.