Modernist Holiday Inn becomes Los Angeles apartment complex
Los Angeles' Studio Sucio used a "mish-mash" of styles for the apartments it has created inside a 1960s Holiday Inn in Downtown Los Angeles. More
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Eleven architectural cat shelters
A stack of milk cartons and metal pallets, a hollow concrete ball and a leggy wooden shelter are among the houses that Los Angeles architects and designers have created for cats. More
Lush courtyards surround 1 Hotel West Hollywood in Los Angeles
The Hollywood Hills' hiking trails informed the verdant gardens and earthen interiors of this hotel along Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. More
Spanish Colonial house in Los Angeles receives major update by Síol Studios
California firm Síol Studios has maintained the historical character of a 1920s dwelling while adding contemporary elements, including an eclectic array of furnishings and artwork. More
Carla House by Walker Workshop stretches across ridge in Beverly Hills
Rotated wings connected by a central volume make up this hilltop mansion by Los Angeles studio Walker Workshop, which features a cinema, an infinity pool and a spacious "party deck". More
Designs by Rem D Koolhaas and Joey Ruiter feature in Disruptors exhibition at LA museum
An abstracted Lamborghini, a scrunched-up bike and a motorcycle operated by a smartphone are among the pieces showcased in an exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. More
Dorte Mandrup, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Weiss Manfredi compete to masterplan LA's La Brea Tar Pits
Architecture firms Dorte Mandrup, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Weiss Manfredi have revealed their competition proposals to redevelop the park and museum accompanying Los Angeles' historic La Brea Tar Pits. More
Buildings in LA are torn down and rebuilt as fast as movie sets, says Tarantino's production designer
Major high-rise developments are razing the architectural past of Los Angeles at a rapid rate, says the production designer behind the 1960s sets of Quentin Tarantino's movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. More
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
LOHA tops MLK1101 housing for Los Angeles' homeless with sloped green roof
Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects has built social housing in Los Angeles featuring a green roof, herb garden, a community centre and retail spaces to foster wellness and community for those in need. More
Morphosis unveils Korean American National Museum for Los Angeles
Architecture firm Morphosis has unveiled its design for a sculptural, plant-covered museum in Los Angeles dedicated to the cultural heritage of Koreans living in America. More
Los Angeles firehouse becomes boutique hotel fronted by red garage doors
A boutique hotel, envisioned as a "dreamy mix of the elegant and bizarre", has opened up inside a 1970s firehouse in Los Angeles. More
AECOM designs LA Clippers sports complex to resemble a "basketball swishing through a net"
Diamond-shaped metal panels will wrap this oval sports venue that AECOM has designed for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. More
Louis Vuitton X celebrates 160 years of artistic collaboration at the fashion house
Louis Vuitton has created an exhibition in Los Angeles that showcases its collaborations with leading artists over the past 160 years, complete with custom bags and a tropical pop-up shop. More
SPF Architects designed The Line Lofts in Hollywood to enhance apartment living
This urban residential building by Californian firm SPF Architects features design strategies to eliminate a sense of repetition or homogeneity – qualities that can make apartment living "relatively unpleasant". More
SelgasCano's Serpentine Pavilion opens in Los Angeles
The plastic-wrapped Serpentine Pavilion designed by Spanish firm SelgasCano has been rebuilt in Los Angeles as an events space for British co-working company Second Home. More
Six design studios shaping the Los Angeles design scene
The LA Design Festival 2019 kicked off yesterday with an exhibition spotlighting the city's top talent. US editor Eleanor Gibson selects six local designers and studios from the showcase to watch. More
Four granny flats in Los Angeles that make the most of a back garden
The Los Angeles Design Festival is spotlighting architect-designed granny flats with a series of tours this week. Here are look at four of the city's best. More
SelgasCano designs "most ambitious and bold" Second Home for Los Angeles
Spanish practice SelgasCano has revealed its design for Second Home in Hollywood – a sprawling co-working campus comprising bright yellow work pods interspersed with lush planting. More
Enclosures Architects revives Rudolph Schindler's Manola Court apartments in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles apartment building designed by modernist architect Rudolph Schindler has been updated by local firm Enclosures Architects to provide accommodation for its owners as well as short-term stays. More