Mainifesto - CIBC Square and the New Corporate Park - hero

Toronto’s CIBC Square turns office architecture into public landscape—praised as civic generosity, critiqued as corporate alibi.

Mainifesto - Can Suburban Infill Redefine Affordable Housing? - hero

Melbourne’s Shand Road tests whether repeatable infill can deliver affordable, design-led housing without flattening architectural quality.

Mainifesto - When Smart Glasses Become Luxury, Who Owns the Face? - hero

Meta’s Kylie Jenner AI glasses blur fashion and surveillance, turning the face into a new battleground of desirability and control.

Mainifesto - How Old Stations Become New Civic Interiors - hero

Milano Centrale’s makeover reveals the promise and danger of turning monumental infrastructure into polished public space.

Mainifesto - Co-Living for an Aging Society - hero

Intergenerational co-living promises care and connection—but who benefits when housing becomes lifestyle branding?

Mainifesto - Can Cities Be Designed for Urban Wildlife? - hero

An argument for architecture that plans for humans, dogs, birds, insects, and monkeys as co-inhabitants of the city.

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