Brands have been scrapping their previously complicated logos in favour of flat designs. We've rounded up seven of our favourite minimal redesigns from the last few years, including simplified lions, sans-serif icons and a "responsive W" (+ slideshow). More about Seven of the most effective minimalist rebrands
Architect Renzo Piano has been called upon to lead reconstruction efforts in towns left devastated by the earthquake that struck central Italy last week, and to mitigate against future disasters. More about Renzo Piano to lead recovery plan following Italian earthquake
Homes in this week's roundup from different American states are in tiny Rhode Island, and include a cluster of barn-shaped volumes clad in wood and a black weekend retreat with pyramid-like skylights (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in Rhode Island on Dezeen
Japanese studio CAPD has used large wooden boxes to created rooms and mezzanine floors within a house in Tokushima Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Wooden boxes define rooms and mezzanines in Loft House by CAPD
American director Spike Jonze has used an iconic Los Angeles music hall by Modernist architect Welton Becket as the venue for a four-minute perfume advert for French fashion house Kenzo (+ movie). More about Welton Becket's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stars in Kenzo perfume advert
Items are displayed upon a series of pine structures inside this accessories store in Ansião, Portugal. More about Bruno Lucas Dias adds timber skeleton to Portuguese accessories boutique
Architecture students have built a train-inspired party pavilion in the grounds of a former factory, featuring a glowing wooden carriage that shuttles along a raised platform (+ slideshow) More about Students create Night Train party pavilion for former brewery in Latvia
Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern Switch House, Ikea's flatpack refugee shelter, and the artwork for David Bowie's final album are among projects nominated for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More about Designs of the Year 2016 nominees announced
Work has completed on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture by British architect David Adjaye, which is poised to open next month (+ slideshow). More about David Adjaye's NMAAHC gets set to open in Washington DC
US firms Lloyd Architects and Louise Hill Design have completed a new barn in Utah for a family that has been farming the same land since the 1800s (+ slideshow). More about Lloyd Architects and Louise Hill Design build community-oriented farmhouse in Utah
Opinion: with the exemplary restoration of Alvar Aalto's seminal Viipuri/Vyborg Library, Finland has schooled Russia in how to treat its neglected 20th-century buildings. Now they need to restore the rest of the city, says Owen Hatherley. More about "Vyborg looks like Helsinki might after a long, drawn-out war"
A pavilion designed by the late Zaha Hadid for London's Serpentine Gallery has been installed in the grounds of a stately home in England's Peak District, ahead of its sale. More about Zaha Hadid's 2007 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion put up for sale at Chatsworth House
Comments update: Diller Scofidio + Renfro's vertically designed medical building for Columbia University has divided opinion, with some readers labelling the structure a "mess". More about "It looks like a mess from a distance until you see how perfectly it is executed"
London residents have called for height caps and no-build zones to protect the city from the increasing number of new skyscrapers. More about Londoners demand skyscraper height restrictions
This single-family home in Delaware was built using wood reclaimed from a nearby agricultural structure slated for demolition (+ slideshow). More about DIGSAU uses reclaimed barn wood to clad modern home in Delaware
Dutch studio DUS Architects has 3D printed an eight-square-metre cabin and accompanying bathtub in Amsterdam, and is now inviting guests to stay overnight (+ slideshow). More about DUS Architects builds 3D-printed micro home in Amsterdam
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Case Furniture to give one reader the chance to win a 675 Chair, originally created by British designer Robin Day in 1952 (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win a Robin Day 675 Chair by Case Furniture
This Tel Aviv apartment by Israeli architect Ranaan Stern features several rooms arranged around a large living space and long corridor. More about Raanan Stern designs Tel Aviv apartment around long central corridor
This tall, gabled house by Bernardo Bader Architekten is covered in lengths of blackened timber and stands on the edge of a small stream in Lochau, Austria (+ slideshow). More about Blackened timber house by Bernardo Bader Architekten stands on the edge of a stream
Structural engineer James O'Callaghan, whose firm Eckersley O'Callaghan is behind the glass stairs in Apple's stores, has designed a collection of men's eyewear for German brand Freigeist (+ slideshow). More about Apple store engineer designs hingeless eyewear for Freigeist