References to the tar pits of Los Angeles and community well-being characterise Black – Still, a pavilion by local design studio enFOLD Collective at Craft Contemporary in LA. More about Tar-like pavilion created to challenge notions of blackness in design
Local studio Anonymous Architects has completed a residence with a concrete plinth that cantilevers off a mountainside in Los Angeles. More about Anonymous Architects embeds concrete house into Los Angeles hillside
A vaulted ceiling punctured with skylights features in a 1940s auto dealership that architectural studio Johnston Marklee has converted into a bright home for the Roberts Projects art gallery. More about Johnston Marklee converts historic Los Angeles car showroom into art gallery
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 about Nine design highlights from Los Angeles Design Festival 2023
American roofing firm GAF has completed the first phase of a public-private initiative that seeks to mitigate urban heat in Los Angeles through solar-reflective coating. More about GAF applies solar-reflective coating to mitigate Los Angeles heat islands
A new lobby and sculpture terrace are among the final additions to a Los Angeles art museum that was strategically revamped over a 23-year period by local studio Michael Maltzan Architecture. More about Michael Maltzan completes decades-long revamp of LA's Hammer Museum
California studio Kadre Architects has used bold graphics and vibrant colours to transform a dilapidated motel into The Alvarado, which offers beds for families experiencing homelessness. More about Kadre Architects converts rundown Los Angeles motel into homeless shelter
The opening scene from a Wes Anderson film provided a starting point for the interior of this bottle shop in Los Angeles, by locally based Studio Paul Chan. More about Studio Paul Chan references Wes Anderson at Boisson bottle shop in LA
And And And Studio has overhauled the offices for one of LA's top entertainment law firms, opting for a look that's "more akin to a hotel lobby". More about And And And Studio brings 1970s elements to Century City Law Office
American architect Eric Owen Moss has completed the (W)rapper office tower in Los Angeles, which was named for a structural support system that covers the facade. More about (W)rapper Tower in Los Angeles has "eternal" lifecycle says Eric Owen Moss
Los Angeles architecture studio Formation Association has turned an assemblage of buildings in West Hollywood into a new home for London-based auction house Phillips. More about Formation Association transforms series of buildings for Phillips Los Angeles
American artist Lauren Halsey has completed a monumental installation on the rooftop garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City that adapts "elements of ancient Egyptian architecture and sculpture for a contemporary context". More about Lauren Halsey covers monumental Egyptian installation on Met rooftop with LA street art
Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio designed a store for kitchenware brand Our Place that features colourful tile displays and expressive drapery that hangs from the ceiling. More about Ringo Studio completes colourful cookware store for Our Place in Los Angeles
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 about Sheft Farrace renovates loft in Los Angeles' art deco Eastern Columbia building
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 about Yabu Pushelberg references multi-faceted LA culture in conjoined hotels
A team of architects and designers has mixed retail with a skateboard facility for clothing brand Supreme's Los Angeles flagship store, sited in the building that was once home to the iconic record store Tower Records. More about Supreme's Los Angeles flagship features its first fully floating skate bowl
LA-based furniture designer Jialun Xiong has completed her first restaurant interior in the city for 19 Town, achieving a retro-futurist look by pairing soft hues and metallic surfaces. More about Jialun Xiong balances contrasts at "retro-futurist" restaurant in Los Angeles
Local studio Hsu McCullough has completed a stucco and ash home with an accessory dwelling unit in Los Angeles' that wraps around an elm tree. More about Hsu McCullough orients Los Angeles home around legacy elm tree
Italian designer Gaetano Pesce has launched Dear Future, an exhibition at gallery The Future Perfect's Los Angeles location that presents a range of works created from the 1960s to the present. More about The Future Perfect presents Gaetano Pesce's work at Los Angeles solo show
A clubhouse for women in business now occupies a 1940s theatre in Los Angeles, following renovation work by JM|A+D and TAP Studio, with interiors by AvroKO. More about Hollywood puppet theatre becomes Chief LA members' club