Franklin David Israel (born December 2, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York — d. June 10, 1996, in Los Angeles, California) was an American architect best known for his designs for private residences and offices for film production companies in Los Angeles. He was a member of the L.A. Ten, "a loosely affiliated cadre of architects"[1] working in Los Angeles during the 1980s and 1990s.

Education edit

Israel began studying philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, but was drawn to architecture and switched to studying with renowned architect Louis Kahn. He did postgraduate work at Yale University and then received his master of architecture from Columbia University.[2]

Awards & honors edit

Selected works edit

Name City US State/
Country
Completed Other Information Image
Snell House Amagansett New York 1972
Clark House Hollywood California 1980
Bellisle Ranch House Hollywood California 1980
Joel Grey House Brentwood California 1980
West Hollywood Club West Hollywood California 1982
Caprice Boutique Hollywood California 1984
Arrow House Lake Arrowhead California 1984
Honey Sprints Country Club Lake Arrowhead California 1984 interiors
Kiefer House Bel Air California 1984
Krost House Los Angeles California 1984 remodel
Palette Restaurant Los Angeles California 1984
Barry Miller Offic Los Angeles California 1985
Cassidy Cabin Frazier Park California 1985
Cedar Sinai Medical Office Towers Los Angeles California 1985
Certified Coatings Products Co. Los Angeles California 1985
Comegys House Bel Air California 1984
Stein House Los Angeles California 1985
Forman/Hyde House Los Angeles California 1985
Frischer House Venice California 1986
Kurfirst Apartment New York New York 1986
Lerner/Wilder/La Brea Los Angeles California 1986
John Rich House Bevery Hills California 1986
Schrager/Rubell Hotel New York New York 1986
Andrea Rich Apartment Westwood California 1987
Andrea Rich Beach House Hermosa Beach California 1987
Andrea Rich Apartment Westwood California 1987
Bombyk House Los Angeles California 1987
Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas Nevada 1987
Harris House Los Angeles California 1987
Simon House Los Angeles California 1987
UCLA Installation Los Angeles California 1987
Harris House Los Angeles California 1987
Altman Condominium Malibu California 1988
Gem Advertising Santa Monica California 1988
Israel House Santa Monica California 1988
Klein House Bel Air California 1988
Lamy-Newton House Hancock Park California 1988
Le Vasseur House Laguna Beach California 1988
Little House Studio City California 1988
Lowell House New York New York 1988
Mid-Atlantic Toyota Glen Burnie Maryland 1988
Propaganda Films Hollywood California 1988
Weisman Center Venice California 1988
West Hollywood Civic Center West Hollywood California 1988 competition
Swid-Powell 1988 dinnerware design
Arango-Berry House Beverly Hills California 1989
Cemetery Gateway at Crystal Cathedral London England 1989
Fonda House Santa Monica California 1989
Gerber House Westwood California 1989
Graham House Los Angeles California 1989
Holliman House Studio City California 1989
Hamori House Los Angeles California 1989 see also Bombyk House
Roberts House Hollywood California 1989
Rodeo Drive Hair Salon Beverly Hills California 1989
Borman House, interiors Malibu California 1990 Frank Gehry, original architect
Jesse Jackson Show Washington DC United States 1990
Fiskin-Worrel House Los Angeles California 1990
Bright & Associates Office Building Venice California 1991
Divine Design Pavilion Santa Monica California 1991
Goldberg-Bean House Hollywood California 1991
Isenberg House Montecito California 1991
Kaplan House Malibu California 1991
Limelight Productions Los Angeles California 1991
Mason House, interiors Venice California 1991
Morton House Los Angeles California 1991
The New England Holocaust Memorial Boston Massachusetts 1991
Raznick House Hollywood Hills California 1991
Speedway Cafe Venice California 1991
Tesh House Mar Vista California 1991
Tisch-Avent House Culver City California 1991
Titch Pleasance collection 1991 jewelry design
Tesh House Mar Vista California 1991
UCLA Southern Regional Library Los Angeles California 1991
Virgin Records Beverly Hills California 1991
Weisman Pavilion Beverly Hills California 1991
Baldwin House Venice California 1992
Brevard Sunset Studio Venice California 1992
Bunka Shutter and the New Industrial City Tokyo Japan 1992
Drager House Berkeley California 1992
Hague House The Hague Netherlands 1992
Furniture for Pacific Art & Design Venince California 1992 furniture design services
Spartan House The Hague Netherlands 1992
Steinberg House Beverly Hills California 1992
Woo Pavilion Silverlake California 1992
U.S. Animation Los Angeles California 1992
903 Colorado Santa Monica California 1993
Belldegrun House Brentwood California 1993
Dan House Malibu California 1993
Getty Villa competition Pacific Palisades California 1993 competition
Gold House Bel Air California 1993
Kohler bathroom 1993
Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald Venice California 1993
Stanford Mechanical and Civil Engineering redevelopment Palo Alto California 1993
UCLA Psychiatric Research Facility Los Angeles California 1993
Goodman & Associates tenant improvements Los Angeles California 1994
Hochberg-Healy House Miami Beach Florida 1994
Friedland House Jupiter Florida 1994
UC Riverside Fine Arts Building Riverside California 1994
Alexander-Henry Fabrics 1995
Alfred Sole Office Garage Los Angeles California 1995
Arkush House Studio City California 1995
Garfield House Studio City California 1995
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Office for Andrea Rich Los Angeles California 1995
Rebel Entertainment Los Angeles California 1995
Strick House Los Angeles California 1995
WSE Production tenant improvements Los Angeles California 1995

Archives edit

The Getty Research Institute houses the Franklin D. Israel papers, 1967-1996. An archival collection consisting of project drawings and records, with the bulk of the material being architectural projects from the late-1980s to the mid-1990s; documents from his professional career; and a small series of personal papers.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Phillips, Stephen (2014). L.A. [Ten]: Interviews on Los Angeles architecture 1970s-1990s. Zurich, Switzerland: Lars Muller Publishers. ISBN 978-3-03778-409-9.
  2. ^ Oliver, Myrna. "Obituaries Franklin Israel; Innovative L.A. Architect". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ Getty Research Institute. "Franklin D. Israel papers, 1967-1996". Retrieved 21 February 2015.