Howard Lane

Howard Raymond Lane was born on October 13, 1922, in Illinois.[1] He served in the 3rd Armored Division of the United States Army in Europe during World War II.[2] Shortly after the war, he studied Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where Mies van der Rohe was his Professor.[2] He graduated in 1947.[2]

After briefly working as a draftsman for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in Chicago in 1947,[1] he moved to Los Angeles in 1948.[2] He worked as a draftsman for Martin and Associates and later as Project Architect for Pereira and Luckman until 1952.[1][3] He established his own architectural firm, the Lane Architectural Group in 1953.[2] It was based in Woodland Hills.[2]

Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California.

Most of his architectural designs were commercial buildings.[3] However, he also designed private residences and places of worship. For example, in 1957, he designed the Schustack Residence in the Hollywood Hills.[3] In 1966, he designed the Travelers Insurance Building, a commercial building, in the Neo-Streamline Moderne style, located at 16661 Ventura Boulevard.[4] Meanwhile, with fellow architect Edward Ray Schlick, he designed the Valley Beth Shalom Conservative synagogue, also located at 17100 Ventura Boulevard in Encino.[5]

He designed the Beverly Hills Financial Center in 1972.[6] It is the third tallest building in Beverly Hills.[7]

He was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and served as the President of its California Council in 1977.[2]

He was married to Shirley Lane.[2] They had a son, Rod, and two daughters, Laura and Barbara.[2]

He died on November 3, 1988 in Santa Monica, California.[2]