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.
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.
info@francescgaschstudio.com
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.
Studio Weave’s Maida Hill toilet block shows why public toilets test dignity, maintenance, safety and beauty all at once.
Marseille’s folded-metal tribute asks whether public art can honor migration without becoming spectacle.
Adaptive reuse is not just preservation—it's a fight over how much history a building should visibly keep.
Planned cities need more than diagrams: identity, ritual and local use must be designed in from the start.
PPAA’s Lamartine hotel shows how narrow-lot hospitality must balance light, intimacy, and efficiency without losing comfort.
Can a toilet block embody democracy? Studio Weave's Maida Hill project turns neglected infrastructure into a test of dignity.
Renault’s new 4 and 5 prove affordable EVs can be characterful, compact, and city-changing. Is the small car making a comeback?
Skin1004’s Soho flagship shows how retail now competes through atmosphere, raising the question: culture or pure branding?
Can a women’s football stadium correct inequality, or does it risk redrawing civic space into segregation?
How small, phased interventions like Shanghai’s pocket parks are replacing grand masterplans in public-space renewal.
