Brutalism: a 27-storey slab block is next up in our Brutalist buildings series. As the precursor to the larger and more famous Trellick Tower, Ernö Goldfinger's Balfron Tower in east London was a testbed for the architect's utopian housing ideals (+ slideshow). More about Brutalist buildings: Balfron Tower, London by Ernö Goldfinger
London Design Festival 2014: a series of glass objects by artist Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert, including lights designed to look like clouds, are on display at Gallery Fumi in east London (+ slideshow). More about Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert exhibits blown-glass "clouds" at Gallery Fumi
News: Irish architects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey have been named as the 2015 recipients of the Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects (+ slideshow). More about O'Donnell + Tuomey to receive Royal Gold Medal for architecture
The slope of an auditorium juts out from the side of this library by Spanish architect Óscar Pedrós to provide a covered space beneath for open-air performances (+ slideshow). More about Library in Galicia by Óscar Pedrós features an auditorium pointing up to the sky
Swiss design studio Big-Game has launched a range of doorknobs and handles inspired by the multi-faceted grip of pencils and handheld tools. More about Big-Game launches range of multi-faceted door handles
Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern World at the Barbican will attempt to explore the shared history of photography and architecture in the 20th and 21st centuries, in the "first major exhibition" of its kind in London (+ slideshow). More about Barbican exhibition focuses on relationship between architecture and photography
A New York-based company has unveiled designs for a bicycle seat that also functions as a one-metre-long bike lock made of steel links that fold up under the seat for storage during travel (+ slideshow). More about Seatylock is a bicycle seat that is also a removable bike lock
As part of our series on new print magazines bucking the trend for online design journalism, Dezeen spoke to Laura Houseley, editor of Modern Design Review, about the advantages of a slower pace of publishing and focusing on a single aspect of the design industry (+ interview + slideshow). More about New magazines: "It's gloriously single-minded"
London Design Festival 2014: JamesPlumb has used textiles coloured with a Medieval dying technique to cover the duo's latest pieces of furniture and lighting (+ slideshow). More about JamesPlumb repurposes antique Burnished Indigo fabric for lampshades and sofa upholstery
Large semicircles puncture the facade of this English language school in Japan by architect Naoko Horibe, framing a drive-through area for cars and vista of the park beyond (+ slideshow). More about Drive-through restaurants provide a model for Naoko Horibe's White Rose English School
Fashion and technology: in the first part of a series focusing on designers who are introducing the fashion world to new technologies, Dezeen speaks to architect Julia Koerner about how advances in 3D scanning, modelling and printing are creating a "revolution in customised fashion pieces within ready to wear" (+ interview + slideshow). More about "Technology adds an incredible advantage to fashion design"
The creators of a flying car called AeroMobil say that transport networks are "in crisis" and suggest that a potential solution could be shifting road traffic into the skies (+ movie). More about Creators of the AeroMobil flying car propose moving road traffic to the skies
This extension by French architect Clément Bacle mirrors the size and shape of the original brick house it adjoins, but uses modern materials to distinguish it as new (+ slideshow). More about House Between the Two extension by Clément Bacle mirrors original house
London Design Festival 2014: Custhom has created a new upholstery textile based on the variety of forms found in the architecture of the Hayward Gallery on London's Southbank (+ movie). More about Custhom launches Hayward textile as tribute to Brutalist classic
Exterior curtains draw back across the glazed facade of this hillside events venue in Bern, Switzerland, to offer visitors uninterrupted views of the surrounding Alps (+ slideshow). More about Alpine events venue by MLZD features glass walls with golden outdoor curtains
News: this week marks the opening of the High Line at the Rail Yards, the third and final phase of New York's popular elevated park on a disused railway line (+ slideshow). More about Third and final stretch of New York's High Line opens
Interview: last week Italian lighting brand Flos was sold to a private equity fund. Dezeen spoke to Flos CEO Piero Gandini about the future of his company, of Italian design and of lighting (+ slideshow). More about Lighting has "passed from electricity into electronics" says Piero Gandini of Flos
A responsive glass facade reacts to wind passing overs its surface, scattering triangular patterns of light and shadow in this installation at Now Gallery London by Dutch designer Simon Heijdens (+ movie). More about Simon Heijdens creates "moving kaleidoscope of light" at London gallery
News: Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been shortlisted in two categories for the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards 2014. More about Dezeen's editor-in-chief shortlisted for Editor of the Year awards
Comments update: the editor of one of Italy's leading design magazines told Dezeen that Milan was still the "international capital of design", triggering a passionate debate in our comments section. More about Dezeen readers debate whether Milan is still "the design capital"