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Lost in Gehry country

Frank Gehry moved to Los Angeles 75 years ago; it’s only now coming around to his brand of wily artistry

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Shining Star For You To See

MAD Architects’ second U.S. project, the Star, will drop a shimmering office tower in L.A.

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Small Wonder

High design meets folksy tastes at Oregon’s Corvallis Museum, with surprising results

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On The Up And Up

After a fire, the Ojai Valley School was given a second chance at life

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Ranch Renewal

Renovation of California’s Sea Ranch Lodge will be completed this Fall

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Safe Passage

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation invests in a gender-equity study and its implementation

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Not Strictly Sacred

OMA expands the Wilshire Boulevard Temple with its first major Los Angeles building

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Sea Change

The Miller Hull Partnership transforms a mid-century Puget Sound home into a deep green ideal

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It's A New Mingei

Mingei International Museum in San Diego’s Balboa Park to reopen September 3

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That Doesn’t Sound Good

San Francisco’s Millennium Tower halts foundation work as sinking intensifies

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California Dreaming

Tierra del Sol Gallery exhibits impressions of California architecture by five artists

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Take Things One Object At A Time

One Object at a Time showcases the power of the A+D Museum’s leap to virtual-only shows

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Under Wraps

Materials & Applications unveils inaugural installation at Craft Contemporary

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Coastal Refresh

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art reopens after a six-year, $50 million renovation

The newly completed yola center from outside, a squat bank building
Soft Pedal

Frank Gehry’s now complete YOLA Center is the firm’s most understated design yet

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The Time Is Now

AIA California Board of Directors declares a climate emergency

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Renaissance City Redux

Detroit’s Prince Concepts rejuvenates the business of development while transforming communities in the process

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Let the Sun In

California Energy Commission votes to mandate solar for new commercial, high-rise residential buildings

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