Franklin D. Israel

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

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

Selected works

NameCityUS State/
Country
CompletedOther InformationImage
Snell HouseAmagansettNew York1972
Clark HouseHollywoodCalifornia1980
Bellisle Ranch HouseHollywoodCalifornia1980
Joel Grey HouseBrentwoodCalifornia1980
West Hollywood ClubWest HollywoodCalifornia1982
Caprice BoutiqueHollywoodCalifornia1984
Arrow HouseLake ArrowheadCalifornia1984
Honey Sprints Country ClubLake ArrowheadCalifornia1984interiors
Kiefer HouseBel AirCalifornia1984
Krost HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1984remodel
Palette RestaurantLos AngelesCalifornia1984
Barry Miller OfficLos AngelesCalifornia1985
Cassidy CabinFrazier ParkCalifornia1985
Cedar Sinai Medical Office TowersLos AngelesCalifornia1985
Certified Coatings Products Co.Los AngelesCalifornia1985
Comegys HouseBel AirCalifornia1984
Stein HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1985
Forman/Hyde HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1985
Frischer HouseVeniceCalifornia1986
Kurfirst ApartmentNew YorkNew York1986
Lerner/Wilder/La BreaLos AngelesCalifornia1986
John Rich HouseBevery HillsCalifornia1986
Schrager/Rubell HotelNew YorkNew York1986
Andrea Rich ApartmentWestwoodCalifornia1987
Andrea Rich Beach HouseHermosa BeachCalifornia1987
Andrea Rich ApartmentWestwoodCalifornia1987
Bombyk HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1987
Hard Rock HotelLas VegasNevada1987
Harris HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1987
Simon HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1987
UCLA InstallationLos AngelesCalifornia1987
Harris HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1987
Altman CondominiumMalibuCalifornia1988
Gem AdvertisingSanta MonicaCalifornia1988
Israel HouseSanta MonicaCalifornia1988
Klein HouseBel AirCalifornia1988
Lamy-Newton HouseHancock ParkCalifornia1988
Le Vasseur HouseLaguna BeachCalifornia1988
Little HouseStudio CityCalifornia1988
Lowell HouseNew YorkNew York1988
Mid-Atlantic ToyotaGlen BurnieMaryland1988
Propaganda FilmsHollywoodCalifornia1988
Weisman CenterVeniceCalifornia1988
West Hollywood Civic CenterWest HollywoodCalifornia1988competition
Swid-Powell1988dinnerware design
Arango-Berry HouseBeverly HillsCalifornia1989
Cemetery Gateway at Crystal CathedralLondonEngland1989
Fonda HouseSanta MonicaCalifornia1989
Gerber HouseWestwoodCalifornia1989
Graham HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1989
Holliman HouseStudio CityCalifornia1989
Hamori HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1989see also Bombyk House
Roberts HouseHollywoodCalifornia1989
Rodeo Drive Hair SalonBeverly HillsCalifornia1989
Borman House, interiorsMalibuCalifornia1990Frank Gehry, original architect
Jesse Jackson ShowWashington DCUnited States1990
Fiskin-Worrel HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1990
Bright & Associates Office BuildingVeniceCalifornia1991
Divine Design PavilionSanta MonicaCalifornia1991
Goldberg-Bean HouseHollywoodCalifornia1991
Isenberg HouseMontecitoCalifornia1991
Kaplan HouseMalibuCalifornia1991
Limelight ProductionsLos AngelesCalifornia1991
Mason House, interiorsVeniceCalifornia1991
Morton HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1991
The New England Holocaust MemorialBostonMassachusetts1991
Raznick HouseHollywood HillsCalifornia1991
Speedway CafeVeniceCalifornia1991
Tesh HouseMar VistaCalifornia1991
Tisch-Avent HouseCulver CityCalifornia1991
Titch Pleasance collection1991jewelry design
Tesh HouseMar VistaCalifornia1991
UCLA Southern Regional LibraryLos AngelesCalifornia1991
Virgin RecordsBeverly HillsCalifornia1991
Weisman PavilionBeverly HillsCalifornia1991
Baldwin HouseVeniceCalifornia1992
Brevard Sunset StudioVeniceCalifornia1992
Bunka Shutter and the New Industrial CityTokyoJapan1992
Drager HouseBerkeleyCalifornia1992
Hague HouseThe HagueNetherlands1992
Furniture for Pacific Art & DesignVeninceCalifornia1992furniture design services
Spartan HouseThe HagueNetherlands1992
Steinberg HouseBeverly HillsCalifornia1992
Woo PavilionSilverlakeCalifornia1992
U.S. AnimationLos AngelesCalifornia1992
903 ColoradoSanta MonicaCalifornia1993
Belldegrun HouseBrentwoodCalifornia1993
Dan HouseMalibuCalifornia1993
Getty Villa competitionPacific PalisadesCalifornia1993competition
Gold HouseBel AirCalifornia1993
Kohler bathroom1993
Pittard Sullivan FitzgeraldVeniceCalifornia1993
Stanford Mechanical and Civil Engineering redevelopmentPalo AltoCalifornia1993
UCLA Psychiatric Research FacilityLos AngelesCalifornia1993
Goodman & Associates tenant improvementsLos AngelesCalifornia1994
Hochberg-Healy HouseMiami BeachFlorida1994
Friedland HouseJupiterFlorida1994
UC Riverside Fine Arts BuildingRiversideCalifornia1994
Alexander-Henry Fabrics1995
Alfred Sole Office GarageLos AngelesCalifornia1995
Arkush HouseStudio CityCalifornia1995
Garfield HouseStudio CityCalifornia1995
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Office for Andrea RichLos AngelesCalifornia1995
Rebel EntertainmentLos AngelesCalifornia1995
Strick HouseLos AngelesCalifornia1995
WSE Production tenant improvementsLos AngelesCalifornia1995

Archives

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

  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.
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