Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives

Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.

Editorial photograph inside a contemporary public library, showing a shared entrance opening toward two equally welcoming.

Can one atmosphere include everyone? Explore how lighting, acoustic zones and alternative routes make neuroinclusive architecture a matter of choice.

Editorial photograph of a modest garage-to-home conversion beside a residential lane in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood.

A $691,000 Seattle ADU tests the promise of backyard housing. What is optional design spending, and what does an independent dwelling really cost?

Editorial photograph of a flood-affected residential street in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, during.

After the Rio Grande do Sul floods, rebuilding can protect communities—or restore their vulnerability. Who should decide when to stay and when to move?

Editorial photograph of a young architectural assistant working in a modest London studio at blue hour.

Low entry-level architecture pay makes family wealth an unofficial qualification. What does that exclusion mean for the buildings we all inhabit?

Editorial photograph of a contemporary children’s store organized around a generous central void, with a U-shaped.

MANERA’s U-shaped Store turns a central void into an ethical test: when does designing for children’s curiosity become designing for sales?

Editorial photograph inside an architectural biodesign workshop, where transparent microalgae photobioreactor panels stand beside tall windows..

ecoLogicStudio’s living systems challenge sterile interiors. What evidence, containment and maintenance make microbial architecture worth trusting?

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