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
Terracotta tiles are laid in various patterns across the floors and fitting room walls of this golf apparel shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea, designed by LA studio 22RE. More about 22RE outfits Carmel golf store with scalloped walls and tiled floors
Case Study: Adapt has selected 10 architecture studios to take part in an initiative to design homes for people affected by the devastating January wildfires based on the mid-century Case Study home building initiative. More about Case Study: Adapt brings together architects to rebuild after the LA fires
Los Angeles-based Assembledge+ and Jamie Bush + Co have teamed up to create the Rustic Canyon Residence in Pacific Palisades, referencing the form of a previous Richard Neutra design, updated using natural materials. More about Rustic Canyon Residence in Los Angeles references early Richard Neutra design
LA-based Mouthwash Studio's office space, designed by Aunt Studio, features glass-block partitions and walnut bleachers surrounding a custom phone booth. More about Glass bricks divide "small and cosy" MW.S office in Los Angeles
Ribbed velvet walls and curved wood details decorate this restaurant by Marc Ange Design Studio on the border between Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica, which has just reopened following January's devastating fires. More about Marc Ange envelops LA restaurant Muse in earthy caramel tones
State laws in California are worsening the housing crisis and will make recovering from the Los Angeles wildfires more difficult, writes Andrew Thompson. More about "It's hard to imagine an effective recovery from the LA fires"
California architects Finn Bradley and Robert Jernigan have proposed a memorial in the fire-devastated Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles that maintains a century-old facade and opens up a block for community use. More about Local architects propose preserving historic facade for Palisades fire memorial in LA
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing videos released by US company Alef Aeronautics of an electric flying car in California. More about "What could possibly go wrong?" asks commenter
US company Alef Aeronautics has released videos of its Alef Model Zero electric flying car driving on a road in California before vertically taking off into flight. More about Videos reveal vertical takeoff of electric flying car in California
The Los Angeles City Council has "unanimously approved" Foster + Partners redevelopment of the Television City in Los Angeles, a 25-acre site with sound stages and production studios dedicated to CBS programming. More about Foster + Partners redevelopment of Television City in LA moves forward