Paul Hardin Kapp

Paul Hardin Kapp serves as Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame's School of Architecture, teaching historic preservation. Previously, he held positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Collaborative for Cultural Heritage Management and Policy, and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as Historic Architect and lecturer in City and Regional Planning.

His research focuses on historic preservation, cultural heritage management, and urban transformation, examining how postindustrial cities reinvent themselves through cultural identity and built environments. His scholarship bridges academic theory with practical preservation, analyzing landscapes like Natchez's constructed 'Old South' narrative and postindustrial urban renewal.

Professor Kapp's work has earned significant recognition, including:

• Guggenheim Fellowship
• Franklin Fellow, U.S. Department of State
• National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
• Fulbright Scholar (twice)
• 2023 J.B. Jackson Book Prize
• Multiple historic preservation book awards

He has chaired the National Council for Preservation Education, edited Preservation Education and Research, and served on National Register advisory boards in Virginia and Illinois. His professional practice integrates scholarly research with field applications, though specific grant details and student advisement records remain unlisted in source materials.