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
Gensler’s Utah hyperscale project raises a provocative question: should data centers be designed like public institutions?
A Burning Man tower asks whether architecture can translate collective voice into light, form, and responsive media.
Boutique cruise ships are reshaping travel with intimacy, locality and restraint—less floating resort, more architectural hotel at sea.
The dogtrot house shows how vernacular spatial logic could power climate-smart housing—if architects avoid nostalgia.
The Bowie exhibition shows why immersive displays work best when they build atmosphere, narrative and memory—not just digital spectacle.
Studio Gang’s Hudson Valley Shakespeare theater raises the question: is mass timber a climate strategy or just sustainable theatre?
On’s spray-on shoe robot points to a future of material deposition, customization, and a harder question: is it sustainability or spectacle?
Heritage interiors now preserve memory and absorb new uses—where authenticity means lived continuity, not frozen perfection.
AI is moving from image generation to decision support in architecture, raising hard questions about authorship, judgment and accountability.
Airelles’ Venice debut raises a harder question: how much luxury can a fragile city absorb before it becomes a private club?
