# 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 |
| 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.