Hugh Michael Kaptur (born May 22, 1931) is an American architect whose practice is primarily in California's Coachella Valley.

He is considered a contemporary[4] of William Cody, Donald Wexler, Richard Harrison and Howard Lapham.

After his honorable discharge from the Marines, he moved to Palm Springs in 1956 where he apprenticed in the offices of Wexler and Harrison.

[6] In 1962, he formed a partnership with licensed architect Robert Ricciardi so that he could get the commission for Palm Springs Fire Station #3.

[16] He is featured in a documentary film, Quiet Elegance,[17] that was released at Modernism Week 2014 in Palm Springs.