UCSD’s Fallen Star is reminiscent of a scene from The Wizard of Oz. Designed by artist Do Ho Suh, the work examines the concepts of home, space, and memory. Suh felt like he had been “dropped from the sky” when he first came to study in America. The Fallen Star sits at a 10-degree angle

California’s own Sea Ranch Chapel blends architecture with nature in a unique expression. Designed by James Hubbell, it took local artists, craftspeople, and contractors 9 months to complete. The work was done using a model and sketches instead of construction plans. Contractor Thamby Kumaran had experience working on ships which was instrumental in completing the

San Jose’s City Hall features a unique, contemporary glass rotunda that harkens back to historic public buildings. Designed by Richard Meier & Partners the entire project comprised an eighteen story office building, plaza, and underground parking. It was completed in 2005. The $384 million expense of construction will be offset over the next 50 years

UC San Diego’s Geisel Library located in La Jolla, California has a futuristic otherworldly, look. It is done in a mix of the brutalist and modernist architectural styles. Interestingly, the whole college campus utilizes more modernist architecture instead of the historical-revival style which is most commonly seen. Its name comes from Theodor Seuss Geisel, better

You may already be familiar with this iconic building. Randy’s Donuts, located nearby the airport in Los Angeles, has been featured in numerous movies such as Iron Man 2 and Get Shorty. It was designed by Henry J. Goodwin and built in 1953. At that time, buildings that resemble an object, known as programmatic architecture,

This week’s crazy building is the Mushroom House in La Jolla, CA. The official name of this strange structure is the Pavilion, but it’s been nicknamed the Mushroom House due to its distinctive shape. Way back in 1960, Sam Bell of Bell’s Potato Chips bought a summer home on the cliffs above Black’s Beach. Realizing