Kai Kappel

Prof. Dr. Kai Kappel holds the Professorship for the History of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Institute for Art and Visual History, Humboldt University of Berlin. His research spans medieval architectural history, modern architecture, and cultural memory in postwar contexts.

Research Interests:

• Transcultural architectural interactions in the High Medieval Mediterranean
• Reception of medieval visual culture
• Pluralism in architectural modernity
• 20th-century architect travels between Italy/Japan
• World War II commemoration in architecture

Current Projects: Leading a DFG/FWF-funded study on 13th-century summer residences around Mount Vulture with Klaus Tragbar and Fulvio Delle Donne. Collaborates with Mori-Ōgai Memorial on Japan-Western modernity exchanges.