California studio Nwankpa Design has transformed a room in a family house into a colourful, private space for a mother to work, breastfeed and exercise. More about Nwankpa Design creates compact, colourful sanctuary for working mom in LA
California studio OWIU has revamped the interior of a 1950s home, adding elements that were inspired by traditional Japanese inns to create a peaceful environment. More about OWIU creates tranquil environment in mid-century LA home
Chicago-based Studio Gang has broken ground on a residential project in San Francisco that forms part of the Mission Rock development, which includes skyscrapers by MVRDV and Henning Larsen. More about Construction begins on Studio Gang's glazed ceramic-clad skyscraper in San Francisco
LA-based Yazdani Studio has broken ground on the Resnick Sustainability Resource Center at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena that will incorporate mass timber. More about Yazdani Studio designs mass-timber sustainability research centre for Caltech
Blackened wood facades, a central cube for sleeping and meditation, and light-filled rooms feature in a California home that was designed by US architects Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung for art-loving clients. More about Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung create a "home within a house" in Los Angeles
Continuing our series exploring deconstructivist architecture we look at Gehry House, architect Frank Gehry's radical extension to his home in Santa Monica, California. More about Gehry House extension seems to "emerge from the inside of the house"
Architecture firm LOHA used "material layering" to create a light-filled workspace in California for photographers, videographers and other creatives involved in brand imaging for sportswear brand Nike. More about LOHA utilizes "material layering" for Nike Icon Studios building in Los Angeles
Architecture studio Perkins&Will has used structural insulated panels and mass timber to create a series of A-framed cabins and a dining hall at a California campground that was partly destroyed by wildfire. More about Perkins&Will reimagines Camp Lakota after fire in southern California
French fashion house Louis Vuitton showed its 2023 cruise collection of shimmering armour-like silhouettes at the brutalist Salk Institute designed by US architect Louis Kahn. More about Louis Vuitton debuts 2023 cruise collection at Louis Kahn's Salk Institute
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a plant-covered building in Silicon Valley by Kengo Kuma. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a plant-covered building by Kengo Kuma
US studio Walker Workshop acted as both architect and general contractor to create a southern California home that features stucco cladding and a distinctive window system. More about Walker Workshop tucks Rustic Canyon house into Los Angeles site
Construction has begun on Park Habitat, a plant-covered building in Silicon Valley that was designed by Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates with a green atrium at its centre. More about Kengo Kuma breaks ground on plant-covered Silicon Valley building with "green lung"
Social media brand Meta, formerly the Facebook Company, is opening its first permanent Meta Store for customers to purchase its virtual reality products as a "gateway to the metaverse". More about Meta to open first physical retail shop for virtual reality products
Coachella festival has returned to the California desert after a two-year hiatus, with artworks including a steel-framed playground by Architensions and a trio of totems by Kiki van Eijk. Here are seven of the most spectacular installations. More about Seven huge installations and artworks from Coachella 2022
Architecture studio Architensions has designed a series of colourful, steel-framed towers installed at California music festival Coachella. More about Architensions unveils surreal steel-framed playground at Coachella
White siding and a curvy aluminium screen make up the exterior of a residential building in Los Angeles designed by American firm Brooks + Scarpa. More about Brooks + Scarpa creates all-white Magnolia Hill Apartments in Los Angeles
Architecture firm Perkins & Will has released designs for a three-building, low-income housing complex in Los Angeles that includes permanent supportive housing. More about Perkins & Will uses wind direction to shape LA low-income housing complex
US-based architecture studio NBBJ has released designs for a net-zero school in Encino, California, that will cater to neurodiverse students. More about NBBJ designs net-zero school for neurodiverse children in California
A lush green wall and back-lit fibreglass panels are found on the exterior of an electrical substation extension that was designed by TEF Design to achieve net-zero energy consumption. More about TEF Design creates living wall for net-zero Larkin Street Substation in San Francisco
American designer Kelly Wearstler has refurbished a pool for a suite in the Downtown LA Proper Hotel, which opened earlier this year. More about Kelly Wearstler renovates swimming pool for suite in Downtown LA Proper Hotel