It has been a busy fall and winter for one of the 100-year-old water towers within the Green Lake Conference Center.

Residential projects from forward-looking architects from Vietnam to Brazil feature in this roundup based on the third volume ...

The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to consider a building permit "self-certification" program, which would allow homeowners to start construction on small residential projects without ...

From a nostalgic colonial-era bungalow in Panchgani to a texan-style lodge in Pawna, these homes have one thing in common: ...

Mexico seeps history and culture from every city and area you visit. It’s characterized by breathtaking beauty along the ...

Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsens. For a century, the lure of ...

Many hillside homes were built with combustible wood shingle roofs. They were crowded together, next to flammable brushland, and accessed by narrow, winding roads that struggled to accommodate two ...

L.A.'s sloping suburbs came to embody not just the city's ambition but its folly. Many hillside homes were built with combustible wood shingle roofs. They were crowded together, next to flammable ...

Homes lie in ruins on Somera Road in Bel-Air in February 1962, three months after the Bel-Air fire destroyed 484 homes. (Frank Brown / Los Angeles Times) ...