Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Museum Vonk puts affordable bio-based construction on trial. Can hempcrete compete once labour, procurement and specialist expertise enter the bill?
URBANUS’s Yuehai center provokes a civic design debate: how much operational friction should public buildings accept to make genuinely shared space?
Immersive exhibitions promise easier access. But should visitor journeys dictate which artworks we see—and how long we are allowed to stay?
Charlotte Perriand’s surviving Paris interiors expose a domestic dilemma: how much freedom should residents surrender to preserve an integrated design?
North America’s pedestrian-mall revival challenges retail-first urbanism. Can a street succeed as public space even when its shops struggle?
TU/ecomotive’s VENTRA captures tyre dust. But can turning pollution into cabin materials beat preventing it? Efficiency and containment decide.
