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David Rubenstein Treehouse by Harvard University / Studio Gang in Boston, USA Establishing Harvard's first university-wide hub for convening, the building anchors the new Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) in Allston, which is dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration. https://ow.ly/Grlu50XmWre

Across cities, disused railways and bridges are being reactivated as public spaces and ecological corridors. Infrastructure becomes a framework for regeneration, not just transit. How should design anticipate infrastructure’s second life? https://ow.ly/io8m50Xn0Sv

Grand Canal Gateway Bridge in Hangzhou, China by Zaha Hadid Architects Construction of the Grand Canal Gateway Bridge in Hangzhou is now complete. When opened for public use later this year, the footbridge will unite the 800,000 square metre Seamless City masterplan under construction on the east and west banks of the Grand Canal. https://ow.ly/mk0750XlI0W

Seven unbuilt infrastructure projects challenge conventional models of mobility by integrating ecology, culture and urban connection across varied contexts. They reposition infrastructure as more than transit, as spatial, social and ecological infrastructure. How can we re-imagine infrastructure to serve ecology, connectivity and identity simultaneously? https://ow.ly/WtA350Xms1f

Aer House by Studio Kyriakos Miltiadou in Cyprus Rather than adopting a conventional residential typology that opens outward to offer uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape, it rises as an austere, introverted box. Is it a building, a sculpture, or a container? The proposal constitutes an elaboration of the primordial dwelling-box and its reinterpretation in relation to contemporary modes of domestic living. https://ow.ly/8uye50XlUt4

Who hasn’t been in a restaurant where the noise makes conversation impossible, a classroom where echoes distort the teacher’s words, or a hospital where every footstep reverberates too loudly? It’s in these moments that we realize how profoundly sound shapes our emotions and interactions. More than a physical phenomenon, sound is part of an integrated sensory experience. This month, Building Future explores how architects and designers are rethinking sound as a design material. From insulation systems and sound-absorbing surfaces to multisensory design approaches, the articles below highlight how attention to acoustics is transforming buildings into healthier, more empathetic, and more human environments.

AI and robotics are shifting architecture’s material logic from rigid concrete to living composites that grow, adapt and decay. This evolving typology reframes fabrication as cultivation and materiality as process. How might architecture embrace growth and decay as active design strategies and working with AI? https://ow.ly/pqUh50XlCJM

Primeriza House by Stanaćev Granadosis in Chile, is located on a small clearing of an otherwise heavily sloped terrain with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean to the front and a strong backdrop of almost vertical slope densely populated by cypress trees. Our clients wanted to make the most of outdoor living, and one of their key requirements was to create many opportunities to inhabit the exterior. https://ow.ly/I4W950XluBU

Xiao Feng Art Museum by ZAO/Zhang Ke Architecture Office in China, dedicated to the painter couple Xiao Feng and Song Ren is situated at the foot of the Daci Mountain, a few kilometres to the south of the renowned West Lake in Hangzhou. The free interpretation of an introverted scholar's garden forms the centre around which the linear building structure snakes in an organic way. https://ow.ly/GjPl50XksVs

Libraries in remote landscapes challenge the conventions of public-realm architecture by integrating local materials, climate-adapted forms and multi-use programmes. They serve as infrastructures of care and education, inviting architecture to mediate between geography, community and typology. How might the design of community libraries evolve to embed cultural continuity and environmental performance simultaneously? https://ow.ly/Vm7C50XkVYx