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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: Samuel Gibson's office is decorated with limited artwork; by a local artist; his sister; one found on the street and from eBay. He and wife Natalie Babcock have turned their 1940s apartment into an inviting space. Photographed on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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

From a video rental kitchen in Silver Lake to an art-filled office in Beachwood Canyon, we look back at the rooms that inspired us.

Best of 2025: Architecture — Exterior of The Robert Day Sciences Center at Claremont McKenna College

7 best L.A. architecture projects of 2025

A rendering of the Las Vegas Museum of Art, designed by architect Francis Kéré.

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

Cover recently completed a 1-bed, 1-bath ADU in Los Angeles for Jay Alcazar and Andy Campbell that was built in just 3.5 months from contract to certificate of occupancy, including permitting, demo, and install. (Naohmi Monroe / For The Times)
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Retired, they moved from 6 bedrooms to a tiny L.A. ADU built in 3.5 months

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

I called it a piece of junk. It turned out to be a Frank Gehry L.A. masterpiece

11 fascinating Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles

10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings that transformed their environments

Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.’s urban landscape, dies at 96

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PACIFIIC PALISADES, CA - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 -- Los Angeles artist Evan Hall holds a part of a chimney, from a home destroyed in the Palisades fire, that will be used for a memorial he is working on in the Pacific Palisades on November 22, 2025. Hall, founder of the nonprofit House Museum, wanted to commemorate the incredible losses that so many experienced in the fires that swept across the county in January. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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Salvaged chimneys from the Palisades fire are a tangible memorial to L.A.’s unspeakable loss

To help the public process the January wildfires, artist Evan Hall created a memorial made of salvaged chimneys from destroyed homes.

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