California-based artist Kelly Akashi has created a glass chimney to recount her personal experience of loss after the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles for the 2026 Whitney Biennial exhibition. More about Kelly Akashi creates glass chimney as memorial to Los Angeles wildfire losses
A community centre designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban made of two linked shipping containers is currently under construction in Altadena to serve as a relief space for those affected by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. More about Shipping-container community centre by Shigeru Ban under construction in Altadena
US studios KoningEizenberg Architecture and NAC Architecture have used concrete and metal to construct a public high school in California, responding to environmental concerns and the school's nontraditional learning style. More about Threat of wildfire drives design of Malibu High School in California
Samara, the factory-built ADU company co-founded by US chief design officer Joe Gebbia, has installed the first of a series of units in Los Angeles on the site of a home that burned down in the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. More about Samara installs its first factory-built home in Los Angeles rebuild effort
Hasty rebuilding efforts following the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires are risking a repeat of the disaster, architects on the ground have warned. Dezeen US editor Ben Dreith reports. More about Architects concerned by disjointed LA wildfires rebuild
US home builder Cosmic Buildings and technology company ABB Robotics have collaborated on a temporary robotic construction system housed in a tent to produce modular housing to aid in the recovery of the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. More about "Mobile robotic factory" deployed to create modular housing for LA wildfire recovery
Photographer Iwan Baan has captured the extent of damage and the ongoing reconstruction efforts in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood nearly six months after wildfires destroyed much of the area. More about Iwan Baan photos reveal "unevenness in the rate of recovery" following LA fires
The Eames House in Los Angeles has reopened following "a meticulous process of restoration" due to smoke damage from the city's extensive wildfires earlier this year, coinciding with the announcement of a foundation to preserve the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames. More about Eames House and studio reopens following Los Angeles fires
After disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires one of the best ways for architects to help is by designing prototypes, write Dana Cuff, Emmanuel Proussaloglou and Ryan Conroy. More about "In post-disaster cities like Los Angeles, we need new model homes and we need them now"
Case Study: Adapt has selected 10 architecture studios to take part in an initiative to design homes for people affected by the devastating January wildfires based on the mid-century Case Study home building initiative. More about Case Study: Adapt brings together architects to rebuild after the LA fires
Furniture designer Ben Willett has shown wooden furniture designed for his own house, which was lost in the catastrophic January wildfires, at a group show in LA. More about Willett exhibits furniture originally designed for family home lost to wildfires
State laws in California are worsening the housing crisis and will make recovering from the Los Angeles wildfires more difficult, writes Andrew Thompson. More about "It's hard to imagine an effective recovery from the LA fires"
California architects Finn Bradley and Robert Jernigan have proposed a memorial in the fire-devastated Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles that maintains a century-old facade and opens up a block for community use. More about Local architects propose preserving historic facade for Palisades fire memorial in LA
Two more houses by modernist architect Richard Neutra and a house by local architect Eric Owen Moss have been confirmed destroyed due to the deadly wildfires sweeping through Greater Los Angeles. More about More Richard Neutra houses confirmed lost as toll of LA fires becomes clear
Humanitarian architect and post-disaster reconstruction expert Cameron Sinclair, who lost his house in the ongoing wildfires in LA, shares practical advice for people in a similar position. More about Practical advice for victims of the LA wildfires
This week on Dezeen, we reported that homes designed by Richard Neutra and Ray Kappe were among more than 12,000 structures lost in the Los Angeles wildfires. More about This week we reported on the Los Angeles fire losses
Los Angeles building professionals have developed lists including architects, contractors, and engineers interested in providing their services towards rebuilding and relocation efforts in the wake of the wildfires. More about LA architects form aid groups to make rebuilding "as streamlined as possible"
The deadly wildfires are prompting architects and critics to call for changes to how development is carried out in Los Angeles. More about Architects and critics call for development "rethink" following deadly LA fires
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass has issued an executive order that expedites or negates permit requirements, expands ADU usage and provides for the cataloguing of damage to historical buildings as unprecedented wildfires continue to destroy lives and property. More about Los Angeles mayor issues executive order for "residents to rapidly rebuild"
Houses by Richard Neutra and Ray Kappe are among more than 12,000 structures lost in the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. Here, we roundup five of the most significant to have been destroyed. More about Richard Neutra house among iconic homes lost during LA fires