Ray Kappe, founding director of SCI-Arc, and master of Southern California modernism, has died


Architect and educator, Ray Kappe FAIA, passed away yesterday.  The renowned architect experienced lung failure due to many bouts with pneumonia in recent years. 

Kappe founded the Department of Architecture at California Polytechnic State University of Pomona before leaving in 1972 to start what is today known as the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc). Along with his wife, Shelly Kappe, and other students and faculty, Kappe helped pioneer a new approach to architectural education. Today, SCI-Arc has thousands of graduates working and teaching across the globe and is considered one of the top architecture schools in the US.

An early SCI-Arc class in the school's "main space" at 1800 Berkeley St.
Archinect had the honor of interviewing Kappe back in 2016 in his own house. Check out "Modern Scientist: SCI-Arc founder Ray Kappe on Archinect Sessions One-to-One" to listen.

A true master, Kappe's legacy follows those of early SoCal architects such as Schindler, Neutra...

Sean Joyner via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/35pDUx2

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