The latest addition to Hollywood’s famous Sheats-Goldstein Residence and Estate has been completed by Los Angeles-based firm Conner + Perry Architects. Named Club James, the new annex was originally envisioned by mid-century architect John Lautner and estate owner James Goldstein. Image credit... View full entry

The large-scale modernization of CBS Television City in Fairfax, Los Angeles led by Foster + Partners is moving forward with an endorsement from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission. The revised version of the $1 billion project, which preserves existing William Pereira-designed heritage... View full entry

A CLT structural system is one of several sustainability considerations integral to RIOS’ newly completed 42XX mixed-used project that landed on the Westside of Los Angeles earlier this summer. Image credit: Pavel Bendov, ArchExplorer Located in Marina del Rey, the new 151,000-square-foot... View full entry

Here’s a brief update on the progress of Peter Zumthor’s David Geffen Galleries at the LACMA. The project now won’t open in full until 2026, the museum's J. Fiona Ragheb wrote in a staff memo obtained by the LA Times. The memo states that public access may be granted for two weeks after... View full entry

The Southern California Institute of Architecture has started classes for the Fall semester and is sharing with us their schedule of events and lectures as part of our ongoing event highlight at Archinect Partner Schools. This Friday, September 13th, will see the first opening of Views of Planet... View full entry

Continuing with a look at the public events and lectures in store this Fall term for our Archinect Partner Schools, we feature the newest addition to our 10-school partnership, the University of Southern California School of Architecture. The semester begins September 9th with a conversation... View full entry

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is now back in session, and that means it's time for a rundown of the events and speakers coming to campus in the new Fall term. Each event will take place in Westwood's Perloff Hall and begin at 5:30 pm unless noted otherwise. EPFL Lausanne professor Alfredo... View full entry

This post is brought to you by USC School of ArchitectureNext Monday, September 9th, the USC School of Architecture, in partnership with USC Visions & Voices and The Museum of Contemporary Art, will host a conversation between Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and MOCA director... View full entry

Arquitectonica has announced that the long-awaited 8850 Sunset Boulevard development has received approval from the City of West Hollywood. The proposed structure will stand 11 stories tall and feature a 90-room hotel, 78 residences, including 16 affordable units, and commercial spaces on the... View full entry

Architect and curator Beth Stryker has been appointed Director of the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles. The Utensil Art + Design Studio co-founder has extensive experience in arts administration, including a recent five-year tenure as the Executive and Artistic Director of a... View full entry

A significant Ray Kappe design, the 1984 Borghei-Cookston Residence in Rustic Canyon, is available for purchase after listing for $4.99 million recently in Santa Monica, California. The 3-bed, 4-bath home is 3,574 square feet and offers a dramatic vaulted glass half-domed facade with concrete... View full entry

The transitional housing project at Los Angeles City College joins another for Pasadena City College that will enable better access to higher education for the 30,000 youths enrolled in L.A. County’s foster care system currently. Statewide there are 171,749 acres of developable land owned by... View full entry

Multiple new bids to takeover the unfinished Oceanwide Plaza complex in downtown LA were reported last week in what could be a positive sign for its future. As per connectcre.com's reporting, an auction has been scheduled for “mid-September.” The update comes after months of speculation... View full entry

The City of Los Angeles will issue a major $352 million upgrade to Exposition Park in its build-up to the 2028 Olympic Games in an effort to address spatial inequalities in neighborhoods that had been “historically left behind,” Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said at the August 1st... View full entry

Following our previous visit to Washington-based mwworks architecture + design, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week to explore the work of Alloi Architecture + Construction. Founded in 2009, the architect-led design and build firm was established with the... View full entry