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PALISADES CALIF FEBRUARY 27, 2026 -- A newly-built home in the Palisades neighborhood is designed to represent the future of fire-resistant architecture, on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Can fire-resistant homes be sexy? ‘You be the judge,’ says this Palisades architect

A new home built in Pacific Palisades is designed for fire resistance without sacrificing architectural beauty.

Two men sit on a couch with their three dogs in a living room with high walls covered in paintaings to the ceiling.

Two ex-New Yorkers embrace more-is-more style in their maximalist Pasadena home

Los Angeles, CA - January 16: Tess van Hulsen and Andrew Chait's condo on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times)

For these thrifters, their rental is 99% secondhand goods, and ‘that’s part of the fun’

An aerial rendering of the La Brea Tar Pits on Wilshire Boulevard

La Brea Tar Pits receives largest-ever donation toward new Ice Age research center as part of campus makeover

PALM SPRINGS, CA - APRIL 04: Mid-century modern house in the Vista Las Palmas neighborhood of Palm Springs. The city is a popular tourist draw for Canadian snowbirds but many are worried about traveling to the United States because of Trump's immigration and border policies. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

11 Midcentury home tours we’re most excited about at Palm Springs’ Modernism Week

Best of L.A. home design: The 14 most memorable rooms of 2025

7 best L.A. architecture projects of 2025

Las Vegas Museum of Art’s canyon-inspired design by Diébédo Francis Kéré revealed

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. -- TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016: Frank Gehry house, a Santa Monica residence he designed for himself and his family. The project wrapped an existing bungalow in angular volumes clad in a riot of everyday suburban materials like plywood and chain link in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 19, 2016. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Contributor: How Frank Gehry put his stamp on L.A., and how he didn’t

The architect’s houses were quintessentially Los Angeles, but they did not change how Angelenos build or live.

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