Rio 2016: German art director Björn Karnebogen has created a tongue-in-cheek alternative logo for the Olympic games after a swathe of Russian athletes were found guilty of doping. More about Björn Karnebogen proposes alternative Olympics logo in light of Russian doping scandal
Designer Nick Waldman has completed a cedar-clad residence and studio for a graphic novelist in Martha's Vineyard – an island just south of Cape Cod that is a popular destination for affluent summer vacationers (+ slideshow). More about Nick Waldman creates a "studio in the trees" on a holiday island in Massachusetts
Rapper Kanye West has declared his ambitions to design for IKEA and called for the Swedish company to collaborate with him on a furniture range. More about "Yo IKEA, allow Kanye to create" says Kanye West
Vixole is the latest company to jump on the Pokémon GO bandwagon, creating a prototype for a pair of sneakers that vibrate and light up when a Pokémon is close by (+ movie). More about Vibrating sneakers by Vixole help wearers play non-stop Pokémon GO
British artist David Shrigley and London mayor Sadiq Khan have launched a series of artist-designed posters for London's Tube, which declare that the city "will not cut itself off from the rest of the world" (+ slideshow). More about David Shrigley and Sadiq Khan launch LondonIsOpen poster campaign for the Tube
Architect Frank Gehry has been granted permission to build a series of five mixed-use buildings in his home city of Los Angeles. More about Frank Gehry's Sunset Strip development approved by Los Angeles officials
A+Awards: next up in our collaboration with Architizer is this energy-efficient wooden home on the outskirts of a small village in the Czech Republic, which was one of the private houses recognised in this year's A+Awards (+ slideshow). More about House Zilvar by ASGK Design is an angular wooden home in the Czech countryside
Architecture firms OMA and Hassell have revealed designs for a major new museum in Perth, Australia, that will slot amongst a series of heritage buildings (+ slideshow). More about OMA and Hassell design New Museum for Western Australia
Rio 2016: a boat ramp designed for sailing competitions at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has collapsed just days ahead of the games' opening ceremony. More about Olympic sailing ramp collapses ahead of Rio de Janeiro games
The forthcoming M+ museum has opened its first exhibition space in Hong Kong's new cultural district: a mirror-clad pavilion that cantilevers out of a hillside (+ slideshow). More about M+ museum opens first gallery in West Kowloon Cultural District
Architecture studio Selencky Parsons has extended a typical midcentury end-of-terrace house in southeast London by adding a pair of brick gables that diminish in size like Russian dolls (+ slideshow). More about Selencky Parsons adds stepped extension to 1960s terraced house in London
Jonathan Tuckey Design has completed two London shops for skincare brand Malin+Goetz – one filled with plywood boxes and the other featuring a reflective ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Jonathan Tuckey designs two contrasting London shops for Malin+Goetz
London Design Festival 2016: ten dyslexic designers from the worlds of illustration, homeware and fashion are showing work at this year's designjunction exhibition in London (+ slideshow). More about Dyslexic designers challenge stigma of condition with designjunction exhibition
Architect Yasutaka Yoshimura has completed a kindergarten on the site of a disused warehouse in Japan, featuring a tent-like structure wrapped in a translucent membrane that recalls the shape of the original building. (+ slideshow). More about Yasutaka Yoshimura wraps warehouse in tent fabric to create Fukumasu Base kindergarten