Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
Coperni’s reported closure raises a harder question: who funds fashion’s material experiments, and what lets their discoveries outlive the label?
Holst’s completion of an Adjaye-designed Oregon library challenges signature authorship. Here’s how architectural credit should change when teams do.
Can one atmosphere include everyone? Explore how lighting, acoustic zones and alternative routes make neuroinclusive architecture a matter of choice.
A $691,000 Seattle ADU tests the promise of backyard housing. What is optional design spending, and what does an independent dwelling really cost?
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?
Low entry-level architecture pay makes family wealth an unofficial qualification. What does that exclusion mean for the buildings we all inhabit?
