California

Cano House is a case study for tranquil city living, cantilevering cleverly over a steep site in LA’s Mount Washington and fusing California modernism with contemporary flair

By Michael Webb Published 19 November 25

A new desert house in Palm Springs, ‘Dreamer / Lil’ Dreamer’, perfectly exemplifies its architect’s sensibility and unconventional, conceptual approach

By Carole Dixon Published 12 November 25

Art and chocolate combine deliciously in ‘Made in California’, a project from the artist with andSons Chocolatiers

By Hannah Silver Published 10 November 25

From Malibu beach pads to cosy cabins blanketed in snow, Wallpaper* has featured some incredible homes this month. We profile our favourites below

By Anna Solomon Published 31 October 25

Bond movies and Brazilian modernism are the spur behind this Malibu beach house, infused by Studio Shamshiri with a laid-back glamour

By Anna Fixsen Published 26 October 25

We visit Fender’s California factory to see the latest American Professional Classic models take shape

By Craig McLean Published 20 October 25

This September, Wallpaper highlighted a striking mix of architecture – from iconic modernist homes newly up for sale to the dramatic transformation of a crumbling Scottish cottage. These are the projects that caught our eye

By Anna Solomon Published 2 October 25

Perched high up in the Pacific Palisades, a 1948 house designed by Richard Neutra for Dr Bailey is back on the market

By Jonathan Bell Published 19 September 25

When The Huntington in California discovered incomplete William Morris designs in its archive, the museum partnered with Morris & Co. to bring the them to life in 'The Unfinished Works'

By Anna Solomon Published 2 September 25

While architecture has long employed strategies to cool buildings in arid environments, California desert architecture developed its own distinct identity –giving rise, notably, to a wave of iconic midcentury designs

By Anna Solomon Published 30 August 25

We explore an Eichler home, and Californian developer Joseph Eichler’s legacy of design, as a fine example of his progressive house-building programme hits the market

By Jonathan Bell Published 29 August 25

Originally built by architect Lutah Maria Riggs, this compact family home has been reimagined by another influential female designer – Tamara Honey of House of Honey – who has imbued the space with her signature touch

By Anna Solomon Published 29 August 25

Terremoto, the Los Angeles and San Francisco collective landscape architecture studio, shakes up the industry through openness and design passion

By Ellie Stathaki Published 18 August 25

Jill Lewis Architecture and landscape architecture firm Hoerr Schaudt joined forces to envision an exceptional sanctuary

By David Nash Published 11 August 25

So transfixed was Daniel Patrick Giles, founder of fragrance brand Perfumehead, he's even created a special scent devoted to it

By Jessica Ritz Published 9 August 25

From geometric Japanese cottages to restored modernist masterpieces, these are the best residential projects to have crossed the architecture desk this month

By Anna Solomon Published 31 July 25

A new Mar Vista house, designed by Mexican architecture studio PPAA, combines a façade with a whisper of brutalism, and a breezy, open interior, seamlessly connected to its Los Angeles setting

By Tianna Williams Published 30 July 25

'Hugging has replaced air kissing' in this new wave of galleries with craft and community at their core

By Hugo Macdonald Published 11 July 25

The Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 is the inspiration for the company’s second collaboration with California’s Almond Surfboards, featuring a custom-made board and limited-edition apparel and accessories

By Tianna Williams Published 8 July 25

Architect Steven Harris and his collaborator and husband, designer Lucien Rees Roberts, have built a home in Rancho Mirage, surrounded by some of America’s most iconic midcentury modern works; they invited us on a tour

By Alfredo Mineo Published 5 July 25

‘I was immediately a little bit frightened, because it was such a great house,’ says architect Casper Mork-Ulnes of Roger Lee-designed gem in Berkeley, California

By Anna Fixsen Published 4 July 25

Mirtilla Alliata di Montereale shares her favourite things to do to slow down, look closely, and discover Joshua Tree through a more intentional lens

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 3 July 25

A minimalist weekend retreat was designed as a counterpoint to a San Francisco pied-à-terre; Edmonds + Lee Architects’ Amnesia House in Napa Valley is a place for making memories

By Léa Teuscher Published 21 June 25

If you live on the eastside of LA, you can now catch a Waymo to work

By Charlotte Gunn Published 19 June 25