Engineers propose solution for San Francisco's sinking Millennium Tower
San Francisco's sinking skyscraper has descended another inch, but engineers have come up with a potential fix. More
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Studio Schicketanz creates home with glass and stone walls in Clint Eastwood's California golf resort
Large expanses of glazing contrast heavy masonry portions of this residence on California's Central Coast, designed by US firm Studio Schicketanz. More
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MAD unveils "extraterrestrial" campus for electric car brand Faraday Future
Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a sci-fi-influenced headquarters for Faraday Future, a new car company focussed on electric vehicles, in Northern California. More
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Wine-tasting pavilions by Walker Warner perch on ridge overlooking Napa Valley
US studio Walker Warner Architects has created a trio of pavilions at a California winery with operable glass walls that enable tasting rooms to be fully open to the outdoors. More
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Venice Beach house by Electric Bowery features askew pitched roof and outdoor lounge
An off-centre pitched roof tops this house in Los Angeles' Venice Beach, which was designed by local studio Electric Bowery to include outdoor kitchen, living and dining areas. More
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Studio William Hefner completes modernist Beverly Hills house for an art collector
Los Angeles-based Studio William Hefner has taken cues from Californian modernism to complete this house for an art collector that overlooks Beverly Hills. More
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Edmonds + Lee breaks tradition for gallery-like Remember House in San Francisco
US studio Edmonds + Lee Architects has used voids, large windows and white-washed interiors to open up this San Francisco property, breaking away from the tightly packed "pancake-style" layout of its neighbours. More
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Facebook appoints OMA to masterplan new residential village next to its Gehry-designed campus
Facebook has announced that architecture firm OMA will masterplan a new village for the area adjacent to its Frank Gehry-designed campus in Menlo Park, California. More
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Restoration work completes on Louis Kahn's Salk Institute in California
The Salk Institute's worn teak windows have been cleaned up, repaired and replaced as part of the conservation of the coastal Californian laboratory designed by American architect Louis Kahn. More
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Southern California beach home features angled roof with crescent cutout
California architect Lloyd Russell and developer Surfside Projects have teamed up to create a low-slung residence in a coastal California town, which takes cues from mid-century modern architecture. More
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Schwartz and Architecture overhauls San Francisco home with three-level extension
San Francisco firm Schwartz and Architecture has overhauled a single-family home on a steep and narrow site, lifting the existing building to add a storey beneath it, and creating an extension at the back over three levels. More
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LA officials unanimously approve George Lucas museum in "slam dunk" decision
The museum proposed by filmmaker George Lucas could finally come to fruition now Los Angeles city officials have given it the go-ahead. More
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Casey Hughes Architects adds twin-peaked extension to refurbished LA home
Casey Hughes Architects has renovated and extended a 1950s house in Los Angeles, adding a tall metal-clad volume featuring a pair of high windows. More
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Architects propose seven ways to reinvigorate the Los Angeles river
Colourful playgrounds, undulating pathways and a spot for kayaking are among the proposals made by seven architecture firms to revitalise areas along the Los Angeles river. More
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Brett Farrow converts auto body shop into restaurant complex in Southern California
American architect Brett Farrow has used cedar, steel and large expanses of glass to transform a shabby car repair facility into a lively venue for working, dining and sipping cocktails. More
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Dan Brunn renovates Frank Gehry-designed LA house for an illustrator
A Japanese-style reading nook and a sculptural wooden staircase feature in this 1970s Los Angeles house, which has been overhauled by local studio Dan Brunn Architecture to "pay homage" to its original architect Frank Gehry. More
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"Apple's new campus sucks" according to Wired magazine
Foster + Partners' Apple Park is an "anachronism wrapped in glass" that provides a poor model for company campuses, claims the first major critical review of the project, published by technology magazine Wired. More
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Edmonds + Lee creates white Switchback House for sloped street in San Francisco
The founders of US firm Edmonds + Lee Architects designed this urban dwelling for themselves, including a bright white facade, a slanted roof and retractable glass walls. More
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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates Blue Bottle coffeeshop within historic San Francisco building
A display system made of stacked and suspended wooden boxes forms a signature feature in this new Blue Bottle cafe, which occupies part of a 1920s brick building in downtown San Francisco. More
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House is an early example of Mayan Revival architecture
In celebration of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birthday this week, we're looking back at five of his most pioneering projects. Next up is the Hollyhock House, which was influenced by the style of seventh-century Mayan temples. More