Mainifesto — Architecture, Design & AI Perspectives
Independent critical perspectives on architecture, interiors, product design and technology, shaped by human editorial direction and AI-assisted publishing.
As family plots divide in northern Vietnam, can architecture protect privacy without dismantling the everyday spaces that make mutual support possible?
The Nue Black Aesthetic sharpens a museum dilemma: can dedicated visibility for Black designers change collections, budgets and curatorial power?
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?
