Texas-based developer Hines has submitted an application to build a supertall skyscraper in San Francisco, which would be the West Coast's tallest building if completed. More about Hines proposes tallest skyscraper on the West Coast in San Francisco
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that exempts infill housing from environmental review under the state's California Environmental Quality Act in the hopes of expediting development. More about California exempts infill housing from environmental review in state's "most consequential" housing reform
Local studio Ogawa Fisher Architects has completed a wedge-shaped California house with skylights, board-formed concrete walls, and a submerged workshop with a functioning car lift. More about Ogawa Fisher Architects outfits California house with underground workshop
California architect Nick Polansky used redwood decking to clad a barge and topped it with recycled shipping containers to create the Fjord floating sauna in San Francisco Bay, USA. More about Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California
A white concrete dome punctured by porthole-like windows shelters this holiday home in California, designed by Ukrainian designer and builder Anastasiya Dudik. More about Domed home in California is designed to feel both "ancient and otherworldly"
Italian architect Mirtilla Alliata di Montereale has completed a residence in Joshua Tree with walls tinted in shades of blue to echo the changing desert sky. More about Mirtilla Alliata di Montereale creates Casa Azzurra desert retreat in California
Panelised building components made of mass timber were used to construct a residential building by SuperLA, a design and development firm that views "homes as products" rather than bespoke architectural projects. More about SuperBungalows in Los Angeles "radically reconsiders" housing
The Small Lots, Big Impacts competition in Los Angeles, which asked architects to develop starter house concepts for vacant lots across the city, has revealed its winners. More about Starter home concepts seek to alleviate Los Angeles housing crisis
LA-based furniture design studio Willett has worked with interior design and development studio Ome Dezin to reimagine a 1960s residence in the hills of Laurel Canyon. More about Willett and Ome Dezin renovate mid-century CM G1 House in LA
After disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires one of the best ways for architects to help is by designing prototypes, write Dana Cuff, Emmanuel Proussaloglou and Ryan Conroy. More about "In post-disaster cities like Los Angeles, we need new model homes and we need them now"
Materials from Asia informed the co-founders of California studio OWIU Design while renovating a house for themselves in Los Angeles originally designed by architect and SCI-Arc co-founder Ray Kappe. More about OWIU remodels Ray Kappe's Glass Ridge House in LA
Chiselled stone walls and vast stretches of glass define a coastal California home by US studio Field Architecture, which was designed to "bring the residents closer to nature with every turn". More about Field Architecture perches Big Sur House on bluff overlooking the ocean
Hospitality group CH Projects and design studio Post Company have teamed up to refurbish and expand a 1940s hotel in San Diego, USA, described as a "city within a city". More about Relocated Mexican chapel and full diner feature in San Diego's Lafayette Hotel
US brand Design Within Reach has enlisted British fashion designer Paul Smith to furnish an iconic mid-century home in Palm Desert that can now be rented out by guests. More about DWR and Paul Smith outfit historic Wave House with striped and plaid furniture
American studios Lehrer Architects and AyD have used thick concrete slabs to create an open-air "vertical mausoleum" covered with trees within a renowned Los Angeles cemetery. More about Lehrer Architects and AyD create tree-covered mausoleum for Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Large-scale works by Paris design studio Uchronia and TSOA's dean Stephanie Lin feature among the installations created for the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, USA. More about Coachella 2025 installations include giant flowers and pinwheels
Local architecture studio Swatt + Partners has used two vertical concrete slabs to support a "wood-framed glass box" that floats over the landscape and holds a home office. More about Swatt + Partners tucks Moss Rock home office into woodsy site in California
New York design studio BHDM has renovated a hotel in Sunnyvale, California, leaning into the retro vibe of the 1960s property and introducing a "poolside chic" palette. More about BHDM reinvigorates vintage California hotel with bold colours
Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy of LOHA has created a concrete home in Malibu, USA, to replace a 1980s house he designed for his parents, which was destroyed by a 2018 wildfire. More about Lorcan O'Herlihy creates fire-resistant Trancas House 2.0 in Malibu
Design marketplace Basic.Space has launched the first edition of its Design.Space event in Los Angeles, featuring curated collectible design and a full-scale gas station created by French designer Jean Prouvé. More about Inaugural Design.Space event in Los Angeles features Jean Prouvé gas station