Stripy rammed-earth walls curve through holiday home on Californian walnut farm
Red and grey tones run through the rammed earth walls that US firm Feldman Architecture has used to build this retreat on a farm in California's Central Valley. More
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Productora adds steel-frame extension to pink bungalow in Los Angeles
Mexican architecture studio Productora has attached a two-storey steel unit onto the back of a bungalow in California to add more living space. More
Gay rights activist Harvey Milk to receive stepped memorial in San Francisco's Castro
The work of late gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk will be celebrated in San Francisco's famous Castro District with a large set of ramping steps, designed by US architecture firm Perkins Eastman. More
Peter Zumthor releases latest LACMA renderings after $150 million funding boost
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has produced an updated image set for his expansion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which recently received a major financial donation. More
Faulkner Architects wraps Northern California home in weathering steel
For a site just outside of San Francisco, American studio Faulkner Architects has created a family residence clad in Corten steel panels and shaded by large oak trees. More
72andsunny's logo for LA celebrates the city's growing creative community
Advertising agency 72andsunny has designed a logo and campaign for an initiative highlighting creative entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, with a long space in between the letters L and A that users can customise. More
Trump wall prototypes pop up near US-Mexico border
Portions of eight proposed designs for the wall that President Donald Trump wants to construct along the US-Mexico border are to be tested over the coming months. More
"The architecture of the Americas is not white"
The Pacific Standard Time exhibitions in Los Angeles show that arts and culture from south of the border have shaped an architectural identity for the region that is much more interesting than what's found in the Northeast US, says Aaron Betsky. More
Cover designs backyard studio in LA using computer algorithms
Design-build firm Cover, which uses computer algorithms to create customised backyard dwellings for homes, has completed its first project: a small studio in Los Angeles. More
AvroKO's interiors for Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa look like "a fictitious Wes Anderson film"
The latest mid-century motor lodge given a new lease of life as a boutique hotel is this property in California, which has been refreshed with a colour palette reminiscent of its former heyday. More
Feldman Architecture incorporates garage-door windows into California home
Glazed garage doors surround this wood-clad residence by US firm Feldman Architecture in California's Sonoma Valley, an area that was recently devastated by wild fires. More
Martin Fenlon merges architectural styles for house in Los Angeles
The 1920s bungalows and 1950s modernist buildings found across Los Angeles influenced locally based Martin Fenlon Architecture when designing this house for one of the city's conservation areas. More
Tino Schaedler takes cues from movie sets for his LA family home
Large windows provide framed views of Los Angeles from this hilltop house, which German art director Tino Schaedler has designed for his family. More
Andrea Lenardin Madden adds cantilevering extension to midcentury LA residence
For a 1950s home in Los Angeles' elite Bel Air neighbourhood, architect Andrea Lenardin Madden has added an angular volume with floor-to-ceiling glass that extends over the landscape. More
Airbnb uses current listings to theme interiors of expanded San Francisco headquarters
Home rental website Airbnb has taken cues from its listings around the world when designing additional office spaces at its headquarters in San Francisco. More
New images show Renzo Piano's Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA
New images have been released detailing Renzo Piano's design for a moviemaking museum in Los Angeles, following news that project has just received a $50 million funding donation. More
Splayed shipping containers form Joshua Tree Residence conceived by James Whitaker
An office comprising a cluster of angled shipping containers, proposed for a site in Germany by James Whitaker but never realised, is now being built as a home in the California desert. More
BIG, MVRDV, James Corner and more to tackle Bay Area climate change
Ten teams of architects and engineers have been chosen to design solutions that will help San Francisco and the surrounding region combat the effects of climate change. More
Apple Park's Steve Jobs Theater opens to host 2017 keynote
Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially opened the auditorium and events venue at the company's Foster + Partners-designed campus, where today's Apple Event took place. More
Richard Neutra's Chuey House up for sale as a developable lot
A midcentury Hollywood Hills home designed by modernist architect Richard Neutra is potentially in jeopardy, as the property has hit the market as "a unique development opportunity". More