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One Year After the Wildfires, Los Angeles Is Building Fire-Resilient Homes

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An early 20th-century bungalow is deconstructed and moved to a new site in Altadena.Photographer: Gary Leonard/Courtesy Omgivning

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By Kriston Capps

January 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM UTC

Hello and welcome to Bloomberg’s weekly design digest. I’m Kriston Capps, staff writer and editor for Bloomberg CityLab and your guide to the world of architecture and the people who build things.

This week check out a round-up of a few of the most exciting design projects opening in the US in 2026. Sign up to keep up: Subscribe to get the Design Edition newsletter every Sunday.