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
AI turns architectural rendering into a decision engine—changing design, sales, and authorship in one move.
Parametric design is mainstream. Is computational precision expanding architecture—or turning it into a global style?
Toronto’s car-free island district asks whether walkable neighborhoods create community—or just shift the design burden elsewhere.
Brutalist libraries and Gaudí’s residence show heritage can live through adaptation, not just perfect preservation.
Casa Selva turns housing into a labor-policy question: can dignified, compact homes offset tourism-driven displacement?
Karens Minde Aksen asks whether climate-ready landscapes should blend in—or boldly reshape civic life.
Castor Place and the Edo-Tokyo Museum ask whether heritage can host public life without slipping into architectural theme park.
Michael Anastassiades’ brand closure signals a new model: designers separating authorship from production to reclaim creative freedom.
Johnston Marklee’s green-metal tower in Phoenix asks whether high-rise housing can feel civic, humane, and climate-aware.
The Woodward’s relaunch shows how restoration can become reinvention—and where historic character risks becoming luxury branding.
