Photographer Iwan Baan has captured the extent of damage and the ongoing reconstruction efforts in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood nearly six months after wildfires destroyed much of the area. More about Iwan Baan photos reveal "unevenness in the rate of recovery" following LA fires
The Eames House in Los Angeles has reopened following "a meticulous process of restoration" due to smoke damage from the city's extensive wildfires earlier this year, coinciding with the announcement of a foundation to preserve the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames. More about Eames House and studio reopens following Los Angeles fires
Mexican designer Milú Brunell has designed Soli, a prototype for a soil-powered lamp that can be planted into the ground. More about Milú Brunell creates Soli garden light to be powered by soil
American architecture studio Cordero Pardee has used biomaterials to adapt a wood-framed barn into a studio and library on a mountainside in rural Vermont. More about Cordero Pardee juxtaposes "old and new material cultures" for Vermont barn conversion
Acoustic solutions brand Autex Acoustics showcased Bring the Outside In, an immersive forest-like installation that featured the brand's signature acoustic material, during LA Design Festival in downtown Los Angeles. More about Autex Acoustics designs "acoustic forest" for LA Design Festival
Architecture studio Grimshaw has completed a rail and bus station just outside of the Los Angeles International Airport that connects directly to the city's urban centre. More about Grimshaw completes "iconic entry point" for Los Angeles at LAX rail station
Colorado firm Studio B has completed The Perch, renovating a 1960s house for the studio's founders to make it suitable for modern living while "preserving the spirit of the original structure". More about Mid-century house in Aspen receives sensitive update by Studio B
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
Mexico City taqueria meets New York City diner at this compact eatery in Lower Manhattan, designed by local studio Polonsky & Friends. More about Polonsky & Friends designs narrow taco restaurant in New York's Soho
Following a fire at dance centre Jacob's Pillow in 2020, Dutch architecture studio Mecanoo has completed the Doris Duke Theatre on the Massachusetts, USA campus, with a design guided by Indigenous principles. More about Mecanoo completes "magic wooden box" theatre at Jacob's Pillow in Massachusetts
The villa for popular reality TV show Love Island USA was built specifically for the show to prioritise both the participants and the cameras, says production designer Richard Jensen. More about Cameras were "also the client" for Love Island USA villa
Following the dismantling of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Japan, MoMA has displayed a fully restored capsule for a New York exhibition, complete with ephemera such as original drawings and documents of tenants' lives. More about MoMA displays "faithful restoration" of original Nakagin capsule
Promotion: pavers by American brick manufacturer The Belden Brick Company define the urban landscape of historic downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA, recently revamped by Iowa-based studio Snyder & Associates. More about Belden clay pavers add character to Cedar Falls' revamped downtown district
Architecture studio LOHA has completed Isla Intersections, a low-cost housing complex for formerly homeless residents that comprises stacked shipping containers and sits on a triangular site near a busy highway interchange. More about LOHA creates affordable housing on challenging site in Los Angeles
New York-based startup Infinite Machine has unveiled the Olto minimalist e-bike that looks like a scooter but doesn't require a motorcycle license, according to the brand. More about Infinite Machine creates two-person electric vehicle built for bike lanes
Local studio Colleen Healey Architecture has teamed up with Lynley Oglvie Landscape Design to renovate an early 20th century house alongside a private meadow in Washington DC. More about Colleen Healey Architecture inserts glass kitchen under historic porches of Washington DC home
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
Perforated concrete blocks mark the entrance and define the spaces within this restaurant in West Palm Beach, USA, by architecture studio Kimmel Eshkolot. More about Breeze block partitions frame Florida restaurant by Kimmel Eshkolot
Garments are presented on a dry cleaner's rack inside this compact boutique that New York studio Rafael de Cárdenas has designed for bi-annual style magazine HommeGirls. More about HommeGirls boutique by Rafael de Cárdenas features rotating garments