Kelly Wearstler designs Los Angeles bar to feel "like it has been there for ages"
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler paired clay plaster walls with Moroccan cement tiles at this eclectic cocktail bar in the Downtown LA Proper hotel. More
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Nine design highlights from Los Angeles Design Festival 2023
Furniture made with resin-drenched wool, a modern tea house and an installation showcasing designers pushing for police accountability were on show at Los Angeles Design Festival 2023. More
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Sheft Farrace renovates loft in Los Angeles' art deco Eastern Columbia building
Architecture studio Sheft Farrace has renovated a loft apartment in Los Angeles' iconic Eastern Columbia building, subtly incorporating colours from the art deco exterior into the minimalist interiors. More
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Yabu Pushelberg references multi-faceted LA culture in conjoined hotels
Canadian design studio Yabu Pushelberg has created the Moxy and AC Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles to encapsulate a variety of references to the surrounding city. More
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Jaqui Seerman updates interiors of LA bank building for Hotel Per La
A new hotel occupies a 1920s bank headquarters in Downtown LA, where Jaqui Seerman refreshed public spaces to include a botanical-themed lounge and a mirror-lined arched gallery. More
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Frank Gehry's The Grand skyscrapers open in Los Angeles
A pair of skyscrapers designed by architect Frank Gehry that contain residences, retail spaces and a hotel have opened in Los Angeles across from the architect's famous Walt Disney Concert Hall. More
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Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall is "a living room" for Los Angeles
Up next in our deconstructivism series we take a look at the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. More
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Kelly Wearstler renovates swimming pool for suite in Downtown LA Proper Hotel
American designer Kelly Wearstler has refurbished a pool for a suite in the Downtown LA Proper Hotel, which opened earlier this year. More
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Commenter calls The Colburn School extension "a love child of Gehry and Koolhaas"
In this week's comments update, readers can't believe that plans to extend The Colburn School in Downtown Los Angeles were designed by architect Frank Gehry and are discussing other top stories. More
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Frank Gehry releases design for Colburn Center in Los Angeles
The Colburn School has announced plans for a 100,000-square-foot campus expansion in Downtown Los Angeles designed by architect Frank Gehry. More
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Kelly Wearstler makes "bold and eclectic choices" for Downtown LA Proper hotel
American interior designer Kelly Wearstler paired the rich history of Downtown Los Angeles with other colourful global influences when creating this hotel, which features 136 unique types of tile. More
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Shipping containers used to build LA housing complex for the homeless
American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness. More
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Apple opens store by Foster + Partners in Los Angeles' historic Tower Theatre
Apple Tower Theatre is a new Apple Store designed by UK studio Foster + Partners inside an abandoned 1920s movie theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. More
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Woods Bagot imagines electric vehicle charging stations as drive-in cinemas
Architecture studio Woods Bagot has designed a concept for electric vehicle charging stations for Downtown Los Angeles that could double as drive-in movie theatres. More
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David Adjaye and Studio One Eleven reveal Fourth and Central development in LA
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has designed two buildings for the upcoming Fourth and Central mixed-use development in Los Angeles, which is being master-planned by Studio One Eleven. More
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OWIU Studio brings Japanese style to Biscuit Loft apartment in Los Angeles
Architecture and design studio OWIU Studio has renovated an apartment in an old factory in Downtown Los Angeles, adding Japanese design elements to the industrial space. More
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NeueHouse opens Los Angeles co-working space inside landmarked Bradbury Building
Canadian studio DesignAgency incorporated "soft and graceful flourishes" into NeueHouse's latest co-working location that occupies a full floor in a 1890s structure in Downtown Los Angeles. More
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Terracotta brick and stucco create rustic aesthetic in Mexican restaurant Loqui
Wick Architecture & Design chose materials "that could be found on a construction site" to decorate this Mexican restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. More
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Soho House opens second Los Angeles outpost in Downtown warehouse
Soho House has turned a former warehouse in Downtown Los Angeles into a new spot for its members, featuring a rooftop pool, hotel rooms and garden. More
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Stephen Kenn Loft in downtown Los Angeles doubles as "micro hotel" and showroom
Stephen Kenn Studio has transformed an apartment within a century-old factory building into an Airbnb-style rental, where guests can try out furniture designed by the Los Angeles firm and its partner brands. More
