Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Pearce+’s Camden pavilion champions DIY shade. But when does community empowerment become an excuse to offload climate adaptation onto residents?
District Six’s 108 restitution homes pose a hard question: how can architecture honour collective memory without prescribing how returning residents live?
Frank Lloyd Wright opposed white paint. Should Guggenheim conservation honour his intentions—or the building generations have learned to recognise?
When design brands launch cheaper alternatives to viral dupes, do they democratise good design—or expose how little their originals were worth?
Forced labour hides inside construction supply chains. What must architects verify—and who should pay when ethical sourcing threatens budgets and deadlines?
Penny Hardy’s NYC dining shed archive exposes a public-space dilemma: how much freedom should restaurants have to redesign the street?
