Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center: Endeavour bookings open
The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, ZGF's 200,000 sq ft home for Endeavour in Exposition Park, opens 13 November 2026; free reservations start 19 October.
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Griffith Park merry-go-round: a $3m-plus restoration begins
The Griffith Park merry-go-round, a 1926 Spillman carousel the city bought for $1m, faces a restoration of two years or more that could top $3m to $4m.
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Best architecture books for students: a 2026 reading list
The best architecture books for students in 2026: ten classics that schools still assign, four new titles critics are reading, and how to read them in studio.
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Brutalist architecture is back: a guide, with an LA angle
What brutalist architecture is, where the name comes from, the key buildings, and why the style is trending again, from The Brutalist to LA's Sunkist building.
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Mel's Drive-In Santa Monica: a Googie diner vs 138 new homes
Mel's Drive-In Santa Monica, a 1959 Googie coffee shop by Armet & Davis, faces an eight-story, 138-unit housing plan as two conservancies seek landmark status.
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Burbank airport new terminal opens 13 October after $1.3bn build
The Burbank airport new terminal, an all-electric 355,000 sq ft hall by Corgan, opened to passengers on 13 October 2026, with a first departure at about 7 a.m.
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Cinerama Dome reopening: Sony brings Hollywood's dome back
The Cinerama Dome reopening is set for early 2028: Sony and Alamo Drafthouse are restoring the 1963 concrete dome on Sunset Boulevard and its 86-foot screen.
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Colburn Center by Frank Gehry will open in September 2027
Frank Gehry's Colburn Center in downtown Los Angeles opens on 25 September 2027, with a 1,000-seat in-the-round concert hall and a dance centre in pink metal.
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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: a case study of MAD's LA museum
A case study of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles: MAD's lifted, panel-clad form, its seismic base, a park built over parking, and what works.
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What is missing middle housing? A guide from Los Angeles
Missing middle housing explained: duplexes, fourplexes and LA's own bungalow courts, why they vanished after the 1940s, and how SB 9 and SB 79 bring them back.
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