Isaac Folayan Alade (24 November 1933 – 19 June 2021) was a Nigerian architect.
[3] After his post-professional training, he became an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (R.I.B.A.)
He joined the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as a Resident architect in the old Western Region and later Lagos City Council.
He was the first architect to become a Federal Permanent Secretary in 1976, a post he held until his retirement in 1979, after which he established his private practice, Fola Alade Associates, in 1979.
He was appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the Federal University of Port Harcourt in 1990.Fola Alade was awarded an OFR and he became a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects.