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Paula Lupkin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of North Texas (UNT), where she has been since 2012. Her research focuses on modern and American architecture, design, urbanism, and the history of interior design professions. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania (1997) and previously taught at institutions like Illinois Institute of Technology and Washington University in St. Louis.
Her interdisciplinary work examines how capitalism and technological innovation shape urban spaces, built environments, and design practices. Key projects include studies on YMCA architecture, the American interior design profession, and cross-cultural exchange in architectural histories. She has been supported by grants from the Graham Foundation, Harvard’s Charles Warren Center, and the Texas State Historical Association.
Lupkin’s recent research explores themes such as spatial capitalism, digital cultural mapping, and the interplay between material culture and social relations. She co-edited Shaping the American Interior: Contexts, Structures, and Practices (2018) and authored Manhood Factories: YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture (2010). She currently serves on the board of the Vernacular Architecture Forum and co-chaired the Society of City and Regional Planning History’s 2015 biennial meeting in Los Angeles.
Her teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses on architectural history, the social role of design, and the intersection of race, gender, and urban space in American cities.
