Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Penny Hardy’s NYC dining shed archive exposes a public-space dilemma: how much freedom should restaurants have to redesign the street?
Arkan’s airless wheels can evacuate casualties or move ammunition. Can designers claim humanitarian value without owning their role in sustaining combat?
EX.’s unfinished house in Turin tests a seductive promise: adaptable living. But who supplies the effort, expertise and money to make openness work?
Stefan Sagmeister’s ekn footwear turns global data into graphics. Can wearable design make evidence accessible without making it impossible to question?
Playfool’s V&A installation makes data-centre cleaning playable. Does it build respect for maintenance workers—or turn their conditions into entertainment?
A £4.9 million London workshop conversion exposes the tension between saving industrial architecture and preserving space for urban production.
