Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Drift and Shigeru Ban’s illuminated towers pose a hard question: can a drone memorial honour individual lives without turning grief into spectacle?
A £900-per-square-metre exhibition quote exposes design’s access problem. Can London’s grassroots platforms change who gets seen—and who pays?
Kristijan Markoc’s downloadable timber house challenges bespoke design. Can open-source housing cut costs without flattening climate, place and everyday life?
Rain Rhizome exposes the tanks, trucks and domestic labor replacing reliable water networks. Should architects improve these systems—or contest their necessity?
Emeco’s lawsuit against Zara Home exposes the fault line between protected furniture design, mass-market imitation and the right to borrow.
Anti-AI design promises privacy and human agency. But does rejecting automation redistribute power—or turn resistance into another premium aesthetic?
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