Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Aedas’s new Shenzhen–Hong Kong gateway raises a harder design question: can border architecture value dignity as much as speed?
Gluck+’s Sunnyside Studios tests urban density against the real demands of filmmaking: acoustic separation, freight movement and simultaneous production.
Design-led speculative houses promise an escape from blandness. But which architectural choices support real life, and which merely sell the listing?
Architectural lighting promises nightlife and civic identity. But who sets the limits when businesses gain visibility and residents inherit the glare?
Apple’s touchscreen MacBook raises a harder design question: when does direct manipulation help creative work, and when does it merely add friction?
Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue tests whether Trafalgar Square’s architectural coherence protects public space—or polices who belongs.
