Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has unveiled a slatted timber tower for Los Angeles, featuring a splayed bottom that draws on Marilyn Monroe's "flying skirt" moment. More
American studio David Baker Architects has completed a housing block in San Francisco that comprises a pair of buildings covered in contrasting white cement and black tiles, and micro apartments inside. More
California studio SPF Architects has wrapped the top level of this three-winged residence in Bel Air with glazing to provide ample sunlight and views of its hilly surrounds in Los Angeles. More
American studio Klopf Architecture has overhauled a low-slung, plywood-clad home in northern California, which was built by visionary developer Joseph Eichler following the second world war. More
BIG has unveiled an expansive cable-car system with two transit hubs to be built in Oakland, as part of the architecture studio's plans for a new baseball stadium in the California city. More
Stacked volumes made of steel, concrete, wood and glass form this family home in California, which architecture firm Shubin Donaldson created for an industrial designer. More
Brooklyn design firm Studio Tack has revived an art-deco landmark in San Francisco's emerging Tenderloin district, creating the art-forward Tilden Hotel. More
Swedish furniture brand Hem has opened its first permanent US showroom in Los Angeles, featuring a courtyard decorated with colourful graphics that resemble confetti. More
This house in Los Angeles by US architecture firm FreelandBuck comprises a series of volumes with steeply pitched tops, which draw on the roofscape of its neighbour. More
Photographer Marc Goodwin has taken his tour of architecture studios around the world to the US, kicking off with 15 workspaces in Los Angeles that are packed with models and photographs. More
California studio Blitz has used light colours and earthy materials to create a "home-like atmosphere" within a bed-and-bath boutique. More
Cacti gardens, a yoga studio and a saltwater swimming pool with sunbathing platforms are among the features at a large housing complex in Los Angeles, designed by US firms Commune and VTBS Architects. More
American studio Walker Warner Architects has created an auxiliary dwelling for a northern California residence that consists of gabled volumes wrapped in reclaimed wood. More
California-based firm Kevin Daly Architects has designed a sports complex for UCLA's basketball teams with fin-like panels and a wavy roofline with numerous skylights. More
Studio Robert McKinley has transformed a motor lodge into the minimal and rustic Hotel Joaquin, providing an escape in Orange County, California. More
A kids' play area is included in this co-working space in Santa Monica designed by Spanish firm Zooco Estudio, so its members can bring their children to work. More
A large, plywood box filled with mushrooms and other low plants sits in the middle of the Olderbrother clothing store in California, designed by the brand's founders. More
Elon Musk has driven a Tesla through his Boring Company's test tunnel in Los Angeles County, in the first public demonstration of what he hopes will form a congestion-beating new subterranean transport solution. More
A two-storey building with glazed walls houses the new Los Angeles showroom for upscale modern furniture retailer Luminaire. More
California firm Edward Ogosta Architecture has dramatically transformed a corner-lot house into "an intimate pocket of luminosity, atmosphere, and serenity" in a local beach town. More