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
Can electrification refresh a supercar myth? Audi’s Nuvolari becomes a branding test for desirability, speed and sustainability.
Why wastewater plants are becoming civic landmarks—and what happens when utility design turns into urban branding.
The Quentin Blake Centre tests whether illustration can claim a civic future, or be flattened by generative image tools.
From the Obama Presidential Center to new museums, civic architecture is becoming symbolic again—bold, authored, and impossible to ignore.
From Lego cathedrals to branded objects, iconic architecture is being miniaturized and merchandised. What is gained—and what is lost?
Passive cooling is back: a blunt answer to overheating, energy strain, and carbon-heavy comfort.
Museums and civic projects are being redesigned as climate tools that shade, cool, and connect urban neighborhoods.
AI visualization speeds up architecture—but does it clarify design or seduce teams into style-first decisions?
Herman Miller’s updated Aeron raises a harder question: can an office chair evolve for greener, hybrid work without losing its cultural authority?
Adaptive reuse is becoming architecture’s real status symbol: lower-carbon, faster, urban, and brutally constrained.
