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Franklin D. Israel : A Life in Architecture by Todd Gannon (2025, Hardcover)

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PublisherGetty Publications

ISBN-101606069268

ISBN-139781606069264

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Book TitleFranklin D. Israel : Alife in Architecture

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndividual Architects & Firms / Monographs, History / Contemporary (1945-), General, Regional

Publication Year2025

GenreArchitecture

AuthorTodd Gannon

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight53.9 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width9.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-013192

Reviews"This study is a necessity for students and scholars to understand the idiosyncrasies of Los Angeles architecture. Gannon sensitively articulates the mark that Frank Israel left on the identity of this complex, ever-changing city." --Thom Mayne, "Weaving together the creative and personal histories of one of all too many architects felled by HIV/AIDS, Gannon's engaging study reveals that the deliberate heterogeneity of Frank Israel's architectural palette and the broad reach of his ideas made his work a centripetal force that turned Los Angeles into a global architectural capital." --Sylvia Lavin, Professor of History and Theory of Architecture, Princeton University, "This study is a necessity for students and scholars to understand the idiosyncrasies of Los Angeles architecture. Gannon sensitively articulates the mark that Frank Israel left on the identity of this complex, every-changing city." --Thom Mayne

SynopsisThis book examines the life and legacy of Franklin D. Israel, an influential member of the Los Angeles school of architects., This book examines the life and legacy of Franklin D. Israel, an influential member of the Los Angeles school of architects. Acclaimed Los Angeles architect Franklin D. Israel (1945-1996) created innovative residential projects and office interiors that made him one of the most talked-about designers of his generation. In this vivid account, architectural historian Todd Gannon draws on archival resources, analyses of Israel's buildings, and recent interviews with the architect's colleagues, clients, and contemporaries, including Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne, and Robert A. M. Stern. Gannon traces Israel's development from his early years and career on the East Coast to his formative world travels and residence at the American Academy in Rome. The author guides readers through the Los Angeles architectural context, Israel's influential teaching at UCLA, his dalliance with Hollywood, and the personal motivations behind his architecture and design work--all aspects of an influential career that was cut short by his death from AIDS-related complications at the age of fifty. Franklin D. Israel is a compelling work of architectural history and biography, chronicling one gay man's engagement with the largely heteronormative world of American architectural culture. It explores the achievement of this central figure in the still largely unstudied history of late twentieth-century avant-garde Los Angeles architecture., The innovative residential designs and office interiors by Los Angeles architect Franklin D. Israel (1945-96) made him one of the most talked-about architects of his generation. Architectural historian Todd Gannon's vivid account, which draws from archival resources at the Getty Research Institute and from many recent interviews, traces Israel's life and work from his early formation on the East Coast through his tragic early death from AIDS-related complications. Gannon explores Israel's influential teaching at UCLA, the Los Angeles architectural context, and the personal motivations behind his architecture and design to provide a comprehensive understanding of Israel's lasting impact on the architectural landscape.

LC Classification NumberNA737.I786G36 2025