American studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a low-slung home in central California, with light-filled rooms that open onto a backyard with a fire pit and an outdoor shower. More about Anacapa Architecture creates minimalist residence for entrepreneur in Santa Barbara
Drawings and maquettes by Buckminster Fuller prove that he predicted current global issues, and demonstrate how he proposed to solve them, according to the curator of an upcoming exhibition about the late inventor. More about Buckminster Fuller anticipated the problems we're facing today, says exhibition curator
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed and engineered a federal courthouse for a sloped site in Downtown Los Angeles, which appears as an elevated cube with folded glass facades. More about SOM wraps Downtown LA courthouse in pleats of glass
US architecture firm Studio Gang has revealed new renderings of a 40-storey apartment building in San Francisco, which will feature reinterpretations of the city's "classic bay windows" spiralled around its exterior. More about Studio Gang's Mira tower in San Francisco to feature twisting bay windows
Metal, wood and concrete were used to revamp a 1960s mixed-use building near Facebook's main campus and Stanford University, which houses a cafe at ground level and leasable office space up above. More about Walker Warner Architects overhauls Silicon Valley building using industrial materials
Hollow cubes help to transform a large industrial building into offices for a production company in Los Angeles, completed by local studio FreelandBuck. More about Massive white boxes turn LA warehouse into offices by FreelandBuck
The latest mid-century American motel to be revived as a boutique hotel is this 1950s building in San Francisco, which features colourful guest rooms and a landmarked swimming pool. More about San Francisco's mid-century Phoenix Hotel undergoes rebirth by Liz Lambert
US studios Anacapa Architecture and Willson Design have created a concrete-and-glass dwelling for a coastal property in California, with a bevy of sustainable features that minimise the building's impact on the environment. More about Off-Grid Guest House cantilevers over hillside with Pacific Ocean vistas
Los Angeles firm Bestor Architecture has built a white complex for a winery in Napa, Calfornia, complete with porthole windows and a zig-zag pavilion roof. More about Napa winery by Bestor Architecture echoes mid-century modernism
The City of Angels has long been associated with grand residences and over-the-top villas built for the glitterati. Here's a selection of lavish LA pads from the Dezeen archives. More about 10 Los Angeles mansions fit for the rich and famous
This pair of gabled structures, built from weathering steel by Cohesion Studio, can be rented by visitors in the California desert. More about Gabled metal Folly cabins provide glamping site in Joshua Tree
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' vast transit hub in downtown San Francisco will eventually connect 11 regional, state and national public transport modes, and is topped with a public park. More about Pelli Clarke Pelli's Salesforce Transit Center opens in San Francisco
American studio Tighe Architecture has created a sculptural residence on a tree-studded hillside in Los Angeles that is wrapped in plaster and large stretches of glass. More about Facets and curves form exterior of Hollywood Hills House by Tighe Architecture
An exhibit of furniture by American artist Donald Judd is on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, accompanied by a guide with photographs of his New York and Marfa studios. More about SFMOMA showcases Donald Judd's minimal furniture
Nike is testing a host of tech-driven shopping features at a new store in Los Angeles, as part of the sports brand's major plans to "disrupt" retail. More about "Retail is not dead, but boring retail is dead" according to Nike
Despite changing needs and tastes, Venturi Scott Brown's threatened extension to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego warrants preservation simply because their names are attached to it, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "Venturi Scott Brown's MCASD addition should be saved because it is by Venturi Scott Brown"
Over 70 architects, critics and preservationists have signed a petition to prevent the "tremendous mistake" of demolishing parts of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, to make way for an expansion by Selldorf Architects. More about Architects petition to save Venturi Scott Brown's San Diego art museum
California studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a luxury campground in Sonoma County that features customised tents and Airstream trailers, along with an open-air clubhouse for guest check-in and socialising. More about Anacapa Architecture creates AutoCamp glamping resort in northern California
Architecture studio Heusch has sought to create a continuous experience between the indoor and outdoor spaces of this overhauled mid-century residence, located high up in the Santa Monica Mountains. More about Heusch revamps Edwin Residence overlooking LA's Mulholland Drive
South African firm SAOTA has completed its first project in Los Angeles, which involved converting a 1970s Spanish-style residence into a more minimal dwelling. More about SAOTA turns Spanish-style house into Stradella villa in Bel Air