Vertical fins of live-edge wood, which was sourced from fallen street trees, divide spaces at this Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles by local studio ORA. More about ORA utilises LA's fallen street trees inside Uchi West Hollywood restaurant
A roof informed by a basketball "passing through a net" characterises the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, which was designed by international firm AECOM for the LA Clippers NBA team. More about Intuit Dome basketball stadium set to open its doors in Los Angeles
California studio Malek Alqadi has created a series of monumental concrete hotel suites in the Mojave Desert, USA, informed by Middle Eastern archaeological sites. More about Malek Alqadi references Petra for series of follies in California desert
Staggered volumes organised around a rounded courtyard form the net-zero Westmark Lower School, which was designed by architecture studio NBBJ to "reduce anxiety and stress" for students with learning differences. More about NBBJ completes nature-infused California school for neurodiverse students
The design team at the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has renovated an industrial building in California to host the organisation's headquarters and a 40,000-object archive. More about Eames Institute renovates 1990s industrial building to house headquarters
International studio Mork-Ulnes Architects has created an angled accessory dwelling unit in the mountains of Marin County, California with wooden interiors and a loft space. More about Mork-Ulnes balances ADU on California mountainside
The founders of California-based 3R Studio have created a compact, live-work unit for themselves called Evelyn ADU that consists of two gabled volumes connected by a glazed bridge. More about 3R Studio creates Bay Area ADU as a "backyard retreat" for living and working
Collaborations between artists and designers and a show celebrating local chair makers were part of Los Angeles Design Weekend, which organisers said was successful due to its localised "progression of events". More about "Enabling walking" led to "successful experiment" at inaugural LA Design Weekend
Interior designer Sophie Goineau has renovated a family beach home in Malibu, California, adding a wave-like ceiling and maximising the panoramic ocean views from the living spaces. More about Sophie Goineau adds "wave-like" timber ceiling to Malibu beach house
US company Cosmic has unveiled an accessory dwelling unit that it claims is the first to come with integrated systems for generating and storing solar power and recycling water. More about Cosmic reveals updated "high-quality" model of all-electric micro home
The founders of LA-based Working Holiday Studio have renovated a midcentury home for themselves and their growing family, transforming the interiors to echo a Mexican hacienda. More about Working Holiday Studio adds hacienda-style twist to midcentury LA house
Designs by studios Foster + Partners, Arup and Page & Turnbull have been unveiled for the first four train stations of the California High-Speed Rail line, slated to be the first high-speed rail system in the US. More about Renovation of historic station among designs unveiled for California's high-speed rail
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has gutted a Tadao Ando-designed home in California. More about "Kan-ye not?" asks commenter
The co-founder of California studio Electric Bowery has renovated a redwood-clad house in Big Sur for her family, preserving its iconic features and adding custom furniture. More about Electric Bowery renovates Big Sur house overlooking California's coastline
Musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has removed the windows and gutted the interior of a concrete home in Malibu, California, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More about Ye strips Tadao Ando beach house in Malibu back to its structure
Polycarbonate, steel and concrete are among the resilient materials used to form a pair of industrial buildings at Fulldraw Vineyard, designed by American studio Clayton Korte. More about Clayton Korte creates "familiar yet exclusive" winery buildings in California
Digital design startup Canoa has commissioned and exhibited vessel design concepts by 27 artists and designers based in San Francisco. More about Experimental vessel concepts go on view during San Francisco Design Week
Plates of weathering steel wrap the House for a New Beginning, a project designed by US studio Nielsen Schuh Architects for a couple whose original home was destroyed by a wildfire. More about Nielsen Schuh Architects designs fire-resistant house in California wine country
Danish architecture studio BIG has opened an office in Santa Monica in a renovated 1928 Spanish revival building designed by iconic Los Angeles architect Paul R Williams. More about BIG opens Los Angeles office in renovated 1920s building
Green fibre-cement siding that blends with the trees is among the modifications made to a century-old house in California that has been revamped by local studio Martin Fenlon Architecture. More about Martin Fenlon Architecture wraps Los Angeles house in woodsy green cladding