Peter Zellner to launch Free School of Architecture in California
US architect Peter Zellner has announced plans to open a post-graduate architecture school in Los Angeles that won't charge tuition fees. More
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Minimal interior by Rapt Studio provides "photo studio for the Instagram era"
Californian firm Rapt Studio designed this pared-back photography studio for a company that instantly sends the results of shoots to a customer's mobile device. More
Bestor Architecture uses "stealth density" at Blackbirds housing in Los Angeles
Multiple residences are combined into single house-shaped volumes at this development by Bestor Architecture in the Echo Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles. More
Bureau Spectacular creates interlocking moveable displays for Frankie Los Angeles store
White display stands inside this Los Angeles boutique designed by Bureau Spectacular fit together like a puzzle, forming a set of steps for events and performances. More
Fougeron Architecture clads San Francisco condo building in dark wooden dowels
US studio Fougeron Architecture has completed an urban residential building in a San Francisco neighbourhood that features faceted facades covered with grey rods (+ slideshow). More
Leddy Maytum Stacy covers entire roof of Berkeley design centre with photovoltaics
US firm Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has completed an academic facility on the Berkeley campus in California that is topped with an expansive, overhanging canopy made up of solar cells (+ slideshow). More
Welton Becket's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stars in Kenzo perfume advert
American director Spike Jonze has used an iconic Los Angeles music hall by Modernist architect Welton Becket as the venue for a four-minute perfume advert for French fashion house Kenzo (+ movie). More
Tiny camping pods by Andrea Zittel serve as a creative refuge in the California desert
Artists and writers wanting to play out a "desert fantasy" can rent a tiny sleeping pod at a remote campsite in southern California, which looks like a scene from a sci-fi film (+ slideshow). More
Autonomous Tent creates a remote glamping spot on a California clifftop
An American startup has installed a tent-like structure in California that aims to provide users with a luxury off-grid camping experience (+ slideshow). More
Peter Zumthor releases updated visuals of serpentine LACMA overhaul
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed renderings showing his design for the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which is based on nearby tar pits (+ slideshow). More
Five of the best houses in California on Dezeen
From desert hideaways to clifftop villas, the houses in this next roundup from our series spotlighting different US states are all in California (+ slideshow). More
Foster + Partners reveals new images of Oceanwide Center skyscrapers for San Francisco
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has released a fresh set of renderings showing its Oceanwide Center development for San Francisco's downtown area, which gained planning approval earlier this year (+ slideshow). More
California art museum by SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson set to open in November
Construction is almost complete on a new contemporary art museum in California by US studios SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, featuring a massive white aluminium canopy supported by skinny white columns (+ slideshow). More
Double-sided tape secures cladding to LA residence by Studio Pali Fekete
Los Angeles architecture firm Studio Pali Fekete has used double-sided sticky tape to affix the cladding panels to this home for an executive of adhesives company 3M (+ slideshow). More
San Francisco's Millennium Tower is sinking say experts
The tallest residential skyscraper in San Francisco is tilting and sinking, according to reports. More
Dining area "grows" from California artist studio by Mork-Ulnes
Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a barn-inspired artist studio in northern California, which includes a white volume that looks like it is growing out of a reclaimed timber-clad building. More
Frank Gehry's Sunset Strip development approved by Los Angeles officials
Architect Frank Gehry has been granted permission to build a series of five mixed-use buildings in his home city of Los Angeles. More
Schwartz and Architecture's Box on a Rock house is perched above an expansive California valley
California firm Schwartz and Architecture has completed a minimal and self-contained residence that looks out over the Sonoma Valley (+ slideshow). More
Tom Dixon targets America's west coast with first store in LA
British designer Tom Dixon has teamed up with fashion brand Curve to open a retail space in Los Angeles' Culver City – his latest move to conquer the US. More
Stephen Phillips clads modern San Francisco townhouse in black zinc
Local studio Stephen Phillips Architects has completed a black duplex in San Francisco that aims to challenge the city's standard housing typologies (+ slideshow). More