A Critic's Notebook
The Cinematic Dreamer: Revisiting the Forgotten Architect Frank Israel and his Vision in Los Angeles
The pivotal yet underrecognized architect whose innovative designs and cinematic flair reshaped Southern California's architectural scene, also influenced a generation of architects through teaching and collaboration.
6 MIN READ![University of California, Riverside Arts Building, 2001, by Israel Callas Shortridge Associates [Franklin D. Israel (American, 1945-96), Barbara Callas (American, b. 1955), Steven Shortridge [American, 1962-2014)], and Fields Devereaux Architects & Engineers (Edwin Fields [American, 1934-2020] and J. Peter Devereaux [American, b. 1956]), with Annie Chu (American, b. 1959), Photo by Tom Bonner.](https://architectmagazine.stg.zonda.onl/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/fig-6-11.jpg?w=459)
