Francesc Gasch
Founder & Editor, Mainifesto
Founder and Editor of Mainifesto. Barcelona-based designer writing about architecture, design, technology and culture, with responsibility for the publication’s editorial direction and standards.
Articles by Francesc Gasch
Flash Forest’s drones promise rapid reforestation. But forests must be judged by survival, biodiversity and resilience—not millions of seeds scattered.
Scaffolding can survive repeated assembly. But can it support comfortable interiors without sacrificing the reuse that makes it circular?
CHYBÍK + KRIŠTOF’s live studio at Aedes raises a harder question: can visitors change the designs, or only watch architectural openness being performed?
Jean Prouvé’s house at Design Miami.Paris tests whether collecting prefab architecture preserves construction knowledge or packages it as luxury.
Wildlife refuge architecture can prevent extinction. But survival indoors is no substitute for ecological relationships and a credible route back to the wild.
Tuesday Labs’ Voxel mixes autonomy with teleoperation. The real design challenge is who enters your home remotely—and how you control their access.
Albania’s contested Trump-linked resort exposes a design question: whose objections can change a project before approval makes its footprint inevitable?
Helen & Hard’s scanned spruce trees challenge standardised timber. Can natural irregularity become dependable architecture without bespoke costs?
The Smart #2 challenges automotive upsizing. Should cities reward smaller cars with cheaper parking—or reclaim the kerb for people?
Konstantin Grcic’s critique of German industry exposes a design dilemma: which safeguards build better products, and which simply block unfamiliar ideas?
