Ray Kappe 

Ray Kappe
Personal information
Name Ray Kappe
Nationality American
Birth date
Birth place
Work
Practice name Kappe Architects Planners
Significant buildings Benton House1
Significant projects Southern California Institute of Architecture
Awards and prizes Richard Neutra International Medal for Design Excellence, the California Council/AIA Bernard Maybeck Award for Design Excellence, the Topaz Medal

Ray Kappe is an award winning architect and educator in Southern California. In 1972, he resigned his position as Founding Chair of the Department of Architecture at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona and along with a group of faculty and students, started what eventually came to be known as the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).

As of 2007, Kappe is still actively involved in architectural theory and practice, particularly in the areas of sustainability and the prefabrication of residences.

Trivia

The Showtime series Californication features one of Kappe's projects, the Benton House, as a major plot point in Episode Seven, "Girls Interrupted."2 The interior of this house is also featured on the CBS series Shark.3

References

  1. ^ "Benton residence, Los Angeles". Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  2. ^ "Girls, Interrupted". Californication. 2007-09-24. No. 7, season 1.
  3. ^ Ray Kappe SCI-Arc Modern Architect Kappe Architects Planners.[1] Kappe+Du Architects. Retrieved on 10 December 2007.

External links

Kappe+Du Architects [2]