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Discover a selection of the best built environment designs in this large American state on the west coast of the country.
The key cities in this state are San Francisco and Los Angeles, nicknamed LA, which is the largest of the two.
Celebrated LA buildings include the Getty Center, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Central Los Angeles Area High School #9 for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Famous architects featuring in L.A. include Frank Gehry, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU and Renzo Piano(RPBW). Famous 20th Century studios include Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles & Ray Eames.
Diablo House on a ridge providing stunning views of Mount Diablo, California by Architects Terry & Terry Architecture: the modern US property project involved adding a residential wing to an existing single-story home.
Designed in collaboration with the client – an architect based in Truckee, California
. – Analog House celebrates a rugged, high desert site populated by ponderosa pine, manzanita and exposed basalt. The home’s footprint meanders through the understory, deliberately shaped to preserve existing specimen trees and create a protected internal courtyard.
Laney LA Studio’s minimalist design of PZ Residence, California, goes by the standard of “less is more”. Minimalism is the best way to keep a home feeling uncluttered, neat, and modern. While its façade is distinctly dark compared to its surrounding, its light interior contrasts with its exterior
Designed by BNIM, the Keeler Court Apartments create affordable, sustainable design solutions in San Diego, California. Fulfilling a great need for housing for families and individuals earning 30-60 percent of the area median income
LMN Architects is pleased to celebrate the completion of the Interactive Learning Pavilion at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The project provides contemporary instructional spaces over four floors in the centre of the University’s iconic shoreline campus
Swatt Miers Architects uniquely melds the iconic, mid-20th century architectural forms of Los Angeles and Palm Springs with the Third Bay Area Tradition in a series of villas across the US state of California
SeaVees, a footwear and lifestyle brand based in Santa Barbara, California, wanted a space to cultivate and grow their brand. They approached ANACAPA Architecture with a two-story, 8,000-square-foot office building needing renovations to fit the varying needs of the growing brand
The 45-key Drift Hotel design by ANACAPA Architecture is in the heart of downtown at 524 State Street: a modern reincarnation of a 20th-century hotel that once occupied this site in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Once home to Margaret Hamilton, the actress who portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, and listed as a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument villa is new on the market at $2.4 million
House Full of Teenagers, California, designed by SUBU Design Architecture. The calm neutral interior palette then opens you up to the lush, landscaped backyard and a plunge pool with bold azure blue water
For this full-scale remodel by Studio Schicketanz, the primary objective was to create a more open layout in tune with the natural environment. Specifically, bringing more light into the home and improving the overall flow.
Studio UNLTD introduces Saizon Restaurant, Fresno, California, USA, a design project encompassing the interiors, facade, and patio of a 5,300 square foot restaurant
A Mid-Century Pasadena Home in California designed by A. Quincy Jones in 1973 is now for sale. The 7,141-square-foot home sits on over an acre of landscaped grounds, expertly designed to integrate the indoor-and-outdoor living spaces. The idyllic location inspires serenity with mature trees, majestic palms, and a central courtyard with a striking water feature
Nonzero\architecture’s intent was to relieve the owners of West Valley Studio, California, from commuting and enhance the flow and usability of the suburban lot. The additions were to be connected for a seamless experience, but still provide privacy
Unlike most of the ‘Eichlers’ found in Palo Alto, the one which Gustave Carlson Design worked on is unique. Built in 1971, in Palo Alto, California on a flag lot which backs into what is now a golf course, this ‘Eichler’ was custom-commissioned by John S. Lynd, an architect and personal friend of Joseph Eichler
The Bolder House in Joshua Tree, California, shows a Nomadic style that is chilled and based on creamy neutral tones, with warm natural timber and rattan elements. Wolfgang Pichler Design mixed it with cool concrete, terracotta-coloured tiles
Safdie Rabines Architects designed the iconic Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge connects Balboa Park to the San Diego Bay, California, completing the city’s 100-year-old vision of a Park-to-Bay link