Shelly Kappe

Kappe graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and earned a master’s degree in architectural history from the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Kappe died on March 29, 2025, at the age of 96. ==Career==

Kappe was a prominent writer and historian focused on the modernist architects active in Los Angeles between the 1940s and 1970s. Her work appeared in Architecture California and L.A. Architect magazines. She was also the editor of Environmental Design West, writing extensively on the history of environmental design, Kappe also served as the inaugural director of the Architecture Gallery at SCI-Arc, curating eight exhibitions. Notable shows included the 1981 inaugural exhibition Modern Architecture: Mexico—for which she authored the catalog—and The Mystery of Form, an exhibition of work by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. ==References==