San Francisco's tallest skyscraper, designed by US firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, has completed as part of a major development in the city's Downtown area. More about Salesforce Tower by Pelli Clarke Pelli completes in San Francisco
California studio Eric Rosen Architects has carved away parts of a sloped site to make way for a multi-level home topped with a grass-covered roof. More about Grassy landscape cascades over angular Los Angeles house by Eric Rosen
Design duo Estudio Persona has based this range of furniture on the aesthetic of their native Uruguay, which they describe as "far from the exuberantly colourful Latino cliché". More about Estudio Persona's furniture collection channels "Hispanic rock 'n' roll"
V-shaped roofs cover each of the three pavilions that make up this Californian residence by US studio Feldman Architecture, which was constructed in an environmentally sensitive private community. More about Butterfly roofs top rural house in Carmel by Feldman Architecture
A proposed complex in Santa Monica by Frank Gehry has been updated by the locally based architect to include a lower rippled tower, along with more affordable housing options and pedestrian areas. More about Frank Gehry incorporates more public space into Santa Monica development plans
Architecture firm BIG is working on yet another project for Google, this time a pair of offices blocks with ramping roofs in Sunnyvale, California. More about BIG and Google team up for terraced offices in Sunnyvale
American firm Cannon Design has largely avoided right angles while designing this medical facility near San Diego, resulting in a building defined by curvilinear forms and surfaces. More about Cannon Design creates sculptural glass hospital in southern California
San Francisco firm Feldman Architecture has completed a townhouse in the city with contrasting front and back facades, and a metal-framed staircase that hosts an indoor swing. More about Feldman Architecture designs San Francisco home with rooftop garden and indoor swing
Dramatic cantilevers form ski-on terraces in this slope-side retreat in Squaw Valley, California, that was recently completed by Chicago-based architects Strawn+Sierralta. More about Californian ski chalet by Strawn+Sierralta draws inspiration from the slopes
Employees of streetwear brand Vans can skateboard around the company's new Southern California headquarters by US design agency Rapt Studio. More about Vans headquarters by Rapt Studio nods to California street culture
A sinking and tilting skyscraper in San Francisco is now at risk of a major cladding fire, according to a report. More about San Francisco's sinking Millennium Tower poses major fire risk, states report
Architecture firm Oiio has proposed a radical new form of transport for Los Angeles, which would see bubble-like cabins passed around on wheel bases that could follow roads and climb up buildings. More about Oiio envisions cars as transparent pods that move both horizontally and vertically
San Francisco studio Klopf Architecture has renovated and expanded a mid-century modern home in northern California that was built by pioneering post-war real-estate developer Joseph Eichler. More about Klopf Architecture updates mid-century modern Eichler home in Silicon Valley
A pair of long volumes with pitched roofs form a T-shaped plan in this Malibu home by Welcome Projects, which combines two different characters in one building. More about Burlesque act informs Welcome Projects and Boyd Design's design for Shed House
A robot patrolling a street in San Francisco to ward off homeless people has been removed after complaints from locals, who also knocked it over and smeared it with feces. More about Security robot bullied and forced off the street in San Francisco
Shared workspaces within the offices of advertising agency Canvas have partitions made of dichroic glass, which change colour when viewed from different angles. More about A+I uses coloured glass walls to define workspaces for LA ad agency
These new renderings reveal more details of the plant-covered residential complex that Chinese architecture studio MAD is building in Beverly Hills. More about New images released of MAD's design for hilltop village in Beverly Hills
American design firm Home Studios has overhauled a bar in West Hollywood, using ribbed surfaces, soft colours and teardrop-shaped details to create an interior that looks part postmodern cafe and part Viennese speakeasy. More about Home Studios designs cinematic cocktail bar in West Hollywood
A new convertible sports car is joining BMW's range of hybrid electric vehicles. More about BMW unveils i8 Roadster at LA Auto Show
Architecture firm Michael Hennessey has refreshed a 1960s house in California built by Joseph Eichler, the father of America's modernist housing subdivisions. More about Michael Hennessey brings mid-century details back to Eichler house in San Francisco