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" 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.

Awards & honors 1975 Rome Prize for architecture

Selected works 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 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.