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 about Dezeen's top 10 unusual materials of 2017
Dezeen promotion: the Radical Innovation Award is inviting designers, architects and entrepreneurs to submit innovative concepts that could "enliven" the hotel industry. More about Call for entries to the Radical Innovation Award for hotel design
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 about Future Project of the Year 2017 imagines Sydney fish market as "a new important public space"
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 about Six exciting academic roles on Dezeen Jobs this week
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 about Carmody Groarke's Chair 182 nods to classic bistro seating
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 about AMO creates "open-ended" display system for Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum
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 about Vivienne Westwood axes catwalk show in favour of digital presentation
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 about Machine that extracts water from air repurposed for humanitarian efforts
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 about It's difficult to get prominent women to speak, says WAF organiser Paul Finch
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 ›
More about This week's Dezeen Mail features London's new US Embassy and Dezeen Hot List 2017
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 about London Design Festival's "record breaking" visitor figures include people who walked past installations
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 about Stone fireplaces anchor Wyoming retreat by Carney Logan Burke
We can always count on graduate designers to push the industry's boundaries. As part of our review of the year, design editor Alice Morby picks the 10 best projects from the class of 2017. More about 10 of the most innovative graduate designs from 2017
Architect Steven Holl has built an exhibition and performance centre for Virginia Commonwealth University, which has been captured by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan. More about Steven Holl's Institute for Contemporary Art comprises sculptural blocks of zinc and translucent glass
Dezeen has teamed up with Antwerp-based design label Valerie Objects to give away three sets of accessories by Belgian design duo Muller Van Severen, including a stack of colourful food-serving platters and a sculptural trivet. More about Competition: win homeware accessories designed by Muller Van Severen
Rain can fall through a cut-out in the concave roof of this London house extension by Tonkin Liu, animating a shallow pool of water beneath. More about Curved opening frames reflective pool in London house extension by Tonkin Liu
Aerospace manufacturer Boeing has unveiled a huge military drone that will be used for refuelling fighter jets mid-air. More about Boeing unveils MQ-25 drone that it claims will be "changing future air power"
Employees of streetwear brand Vans can skateboard around the company's new Southern California headquarters by US design agency Rapt Studio. More about Vans headquarters by Rapt Studio nods to California street culture
A sinking and tilting skyscraper in San Francisco is now at risk of a major cladding fire, according to a report. More about San Francisco's sinking Millennium Tower poses major fire risk, states report
Movie streaming service Netflix has revealed the process it uses to customise the artworks displayed on its site depending on different users' viewing habits. More about Netflix targets different film artworks to suit users' viewing habits