Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
White Arkitekter’s timber urbanism challenges concrete—but can forests bear the demand? The case for wood cities, and the limits they must confront.
Julia Lohmann’s kelp sculptures challenge human-centred design. But can a renewable material become reciprocal without limits on extraction?
The Met’s pivot from Galliano to everyday clothes challenges fashion’s blockbuster model. Can exhibition design give wearers real narrative power?
Oshinówò Studio’s Freetown Memorial extension honours the Carrier Corps. Can inclusion change imperial memory—or merely enlarge its frame?
Lisbon’s Santo António Primary School poses a sharp conservation question: preserve the evidence of gender segregation, or keep making children inhabit it?
L.A.’s ADU boom turns parking into homes. But fair conversion must protect renters, support accessible travel, and share the costs of change.
