Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Los Angeles - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel.
Los Angeles' hills and downtown streets are home to some of the world's most impressive architectural marvels. Roam the galleries of the Arts District, eat in some of West Hollywood's finest restaurants or stay in a design bolthole along PCH's glistening shoreline. Whatever it is that takes you to La La Land, follow the Wallpaper* edit of what to see and do.
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Be surprised by the Sirmai-Peterson house, an early Frank Gehry home in Los AngelesSirmai-Peterson house, an early design by Frank Gehry and Greg Walsh in Los Angeles, was recently for sale; we take a closer look at this lesser-known gem by the late master
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Review: LACMA is a true gift to Los Angeles – you just have to see it in the right lightPeter Zumthor’s new David Geffen Galleries are at once grand and banal – just like LA, our critic writes
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Los Angeles favourite BADMAASH gets a new brutalist-inspired hideaway in VeniceThe opening, with its tasty twists on Indian classics and artwork by Action Bronson, marks the Mahendro brothers' 'illest concept' yet
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Experience LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries – ‘It’s time to experiment’The David Geffen Galleries by Peter Zumthor open at LACMA; we take a tour and explore the relationship between art and architecture
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Tour Los Angeles' finest modernist houses, from shiny icons to lesser-known gemsThe modernist houses of Los Angeles are the stuff of legend. Writer, curator and architectural historian Adam Štěch takes us on a tour of some of the finest examples, from established icons to lesser-known gems
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Inside Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s dramatic LA mansion, now on the marketSharon Osbourne has listed the Hancock Park mansion – a theatrical Tudor-style estate – where she lived for a decade with her late husband, Ozzy Osbourne
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Peek inside Sabrina Carpenter's 'House Tour' mansion, on the market for $36.8 million in Los AngelesTurns out Pretty Girl Avenue is in the Hollywood Hills
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The hottest new restaurants in Los Angeles to book nowFrom a modern Indian favourite to an atmospheric Italian eatery, these are the spots everyone's talking about
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in MarchFrom a home tucked between two Brazilian mountain ranges to a triangular concrete monolith in Lithuania, these are the architectural projects that caught our attention this month
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A rare Paul Rudolph house is up for sale in Los Angeles – and A$AP Rocky has designed the interiorsThe architect’s Walker Guest House can be yours for $2 million as part of Basic.Space.LA this weekend
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In Los Angeles, Lielle reimagines fine diningFour years after relocating to LA, chef Marcus Jernmark unveils his first stateside restaurant, offering an elevated, family-style dining experience
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Rudolph Schindler’s Kallis-Sharlin Residence – a modernist icon carved into an LA hillside – is up for saleThe 1946 landmark exemplifies Schindler’s vision of harmonising architecture with nature. Recently restored, it is now listed for $6.35 million
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Amoako Boafo expands his practice and mentors the next generationThe Ghanaian painter brings his Accra studio to Los Angeles while taking on a mentorship role for the inaugural Maison Perrier Art Prize.
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Tuscan steakhouse tradition lands at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly HillsInspired by the Chianti countryside, Edoardo Baldi’s new Beverly Hills steakhouse focuses on olive-wood grilled beef, regional pastas, and Italian wines
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6 essential independent movie theaters to visit in Los AngelesWith dazzling interiors and captivating films, these historic movie palaces are keeping the magic of the silver screen alive
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Ever heard of Korean-Italian fusion? Lapaba in Los Angeles makes an irresistible case for the combinationFrom kimchi-filled pasta to black truffle soft serve, this new Koreatown restaurant truly blends the best of both worlds
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in FebruaryFrom a house on steel stilts to a glass reinterpretation of a Ukrainian hut, these are the residential buildings that captured our imaginations this month
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In Los Angeles, artists consider the enduring legacy of the Black Diaspora'Here Now and Then' with works by artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julie Mehretu and Kehinde Wiley, explores what it means to exist in the present moment
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At Beaton’s in Palm Springs, maximalism and mixology form a heady concoctionFrom aperitivo to after-hours, Beaton’s at Bar Cecil extends the night with a distinctly cinematic mood
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Everything you need to know about Frieze Los Angeles 2026Los Angeles is gearing up for another jam-packed week of art and cultural events taking place over the last weekend in February.
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Lautner’s Castle is a midcentury Los Angeles gem refreshed for the 21st centuryConner + Perry Architects restore Lautner’s Castle, a modernist house by the 20th-century master, dating from the early 1980s – take a look around
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Experience Ken Gun Min’s explosively colourful work at his LA exhibition, opening this weekendThe Korean artist’s third solo exhibition at Nazarian/Curcio runs from 21 February to 28 March 2026, unveiling shockingly vibrant and richly ornamented works
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The Kappe House, one of LA’s most significant midcentury modern houses, is on the marketThe architect Ray Kappe completed his own house in 1967. Owned by the Kappe family until 2025, the Pacific Palisades residence has now gone on the market for the first time. We take a tour
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A cinematic chophouse takes over an Art Deco church hall in LAFrom ribeye and lasagna vongole to ‘tiny tini’ martinis, Hermon’s delivers classic American dining with a sharp edge
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A spectacular Rudolph Schindler residence is back on the market for $2.5 millionThe Los Angeles house, perched in the Hollywood Hills, even has a swimming pool rumoured to have been designed by Richard Neutra
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Richard Neutra’s Sale House – a modernist landmark – is now on the marketThe Los Angeles property is a lived-in example of Neutra’s signature glass-walled design, and has recently been listed for sale for $5.3 million
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Chef Ray Garcia brings Broken Spanish back to life on LA’s WestsideClosed during the pandemic, Broken Spanish lives again in spirit as Ray Garcia reopens the conversation with modern Mexican cooking and layered interiors
