SAHARA

A Digital Archive of Architecture Images


SAHARA is a digital image archive developed by the Society of Architectural Historians in collaboration with Artstor. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, SAHARA contains over 171,000 images of architecture and landscapes contributed by SAH members. SAHARA access is one of the many benefits of SAH membership.

Visit SAHARA

SAH members can:
  • upload their digital photographs and video clips to a shared online archive
  • organize images into groups
  • download images to a computer or directly to PowerPoint
  • share images and image groups with colleagues and students
  • collaborate with other members and create image categories for teaching and research
 

FAQ

SAHARA is available to all individual SAH members. (Join or renew.) SAHARA has been developed as an online academic resource for people in the field of architectural history and its related disciplines. Select images in SAHARA are also available to subscribers to Artstor.

SAHARA still requires a separate log in and password from the one you use for the SAH website. Click on the ACCESS SAHARA button at the top of this page and log in using the email address and password that you established for SAHARA. If you have forgotten your log in credentials, email membership@sah.org or call the SAH office at 312.573.1365 and ask to speak to Anne Bird.

Inquiries should be made directly to the person who holds copyright. If you need assistance locating the copyright holder, contact info@sah.org.

Inquiries should be made directly to the person who holds copyright. If you need assistance locating the copyright holder, contact info@sah.org.

No, you are not able to upload images directly from your smartphone.  A mobile application has not been built for Forum. Forum was designed to be used on a desktop or laptop computer. See the technical specifications for SAHARA: http://support.forum.jstor.org/article/technical-specifications

Tips for Using SAHARA

Search and Download
  • Use the Advanced Search to specify date ranges, locations, and other criteria.
  • Use Groups to save images for your upcoming courses or research.
  • Download images from Groups directly to PowerPoint or as a Zip file.
Access Artstor training documents and video tutorials, which all apply to SAHARA.


Contacts

SAH membership and SAHARA access questions: Anne Bird, Director of Membership
Technical Troubleshooting: userservices@artstor.org
SAHARA Co-Editors: Jackie Spafford and Mark Hinchman 
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SAH thanks The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
for its operating support.
Society of Architectural Historians
1365 N. Astor Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
312.573.1365