Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Architectural lighting promises nightlife and civic identity. But who sets the limits when businesses gain visibility and residents inherit the glare?
Apple’s touchscreen MacBook raises a harder design question: when does direct manipulation help creative work, and when does it merely add friction?
Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue tests whether Trafalgar Square’s architectural coherence protects public space—or polices who belongs.
When wealthy owners raze usable homes, who pays the carbon bill? Two arguments on demolition rights, adaptation, and architects’ responsibility.
BIG’s Refugee Cities proposal tests a crucial distinction: durable homes can support freedom, but separate settlements can make exclusion permanent.
AI makes drawings cheaper. Architectural fees must reward judgment, site knowledge and responsibility—without hiding automation gains from clients.
