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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Architecture film is "a genre in the making" as festivals multiply Architecture film festivals are booming, as filmmakers turn their attention to the genre, new events launch, and audiences grow. More ›     UK brings back blue passports to "restore national identity" As a result of Brexit, British passports are going to become blue instead of burgundy, the government has announced. More ›     Dezeen's top 10 unusual materials of 2017 Animal blood, algae and mushroom mycelium are among some of the unconventional materials used in design this year. Continuing our review of 2017, editorial assistant Gunseli Yalcinkaya selects her top 10. More ›     Call for entries to the Radical Innovation Award for hotel design Dezeen promotion: the Radical Innovation Award is inviting designers, architects and entrepreneurs to submit innovative concepts that could "enliven" the hotel industry. More ›     Future Project of the Year 2017 imagines Sydney fish market as "a new important public space" Allen Jack + Cottier's proposal for a new fish market in Sydney, recently named Future Project of the Year, aimed to "regenerate a whole section of the city", according to architect Michael Heenan. More ›     Six exciting academic roles on Dezeen Jobs this week Numerous architecture and design schools are looking to expand their faculties. Here are six of the best roles currently available via Dezeen Jobs, including opportunities at The Cass in London, Geneva School of Art and Design and Rhode Island School of Design. More ›     Carmody Groarke's Chair 182 nods to classic bistro seating London-based architecture studio Carmody Groarke has teamed up with designer Joe Pipal to produce a seat inspired by early 20th-century bentwood bistro chairs. More ›     AMO creates "open-ended" display system for Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum OMA's research and design studio AMO has created a display system made up of 43 slim free-standing steel walls for the permanent collection of Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. More ›     Vivienne Westwood axes catwalk show in favour of digital presentation Vivienne Westwood will present her autumn-winter 2018 collection digitally rather than on a catwalk show – as part of on ongoing bid to make her brand more environmentally conscious. More ›     Machine that extracts water from air repurposed for humanitarian efforts A machine originally designed for the military, which extracts water from the air, is now being used for humanitarian missions to bring safe drinking water to areas struck by natural disaster or poverty.  More ›     It's difficult to get prominent women to speak, says WAF organiser Paul Finch World Architecture Festival is failing to attract enough leading female architects as speakers despite efforts to improve its gender balance, according to organiser Paul Finch. More ›     This week's Dezeen Mail features London's new US Embassy and Dezeen Hot List 2017 The latest Dezeen Mail includes Kieran Timberlake's £750 million US Embassy in London and this year's edition of Dezeen Hot List, which sees Swedish brand IKEA rising to the number one spot. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›     London Design Festival's "record breaking" visitor figures include people who walked past installations London Design Festival has claimed record visitor figures for 2017, but admitted it counted every person who visited participating museums and passed through public squares hosting installations. More ›     Stone fireplaces anchor Wyoming retreat by Carney Logan Burke American firm Carney Logan Burke Architects has created a spacious home that responds to its picturesque setting at the foot of a mountain range. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise