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