Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Oshinówò Studio’s Freetown Memorial extension honours the Carrier Corps. Can inclusion change imperial memory—or merely enlarge its frame?
Lisbon’s Santo António Primary School poses a sharp conservation question: preserve the evidence of gender segregation, or keep making children inhabit it?
L.A.’s ADU boom turns parking into homes. But fair conversion must protect renters, support accessible travel, and share the costs of change.
The EU’s unsold fashion destruction ban tackles disposal, not overproduction. Can repair, alteration and resale change the economics of excess?
Miami’s hurricane-resistant automated library expands access. But does 24-hour borrowing strengthen public service—or excuse withdrawing librarians?
An offline habitability standard could make doors, heating and lighting work without cloud services—and make disconnection a right, not a luxury.
