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 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.
How stage-set interiors blur private life and public image, turning domestic space into a polished performance for the algorithm.
On-demand privacy glass sells openness without exposure—but also turns transparency into a managed, surveilled condition.
Cluj-Napoca’s riverfront regeneration shows why waterfront design must rebuild civic life, not just deliver mixed-use real estate.
Has parametric architecture matured from flashy form-making into a practical design method?
Biophilic facades promise cooling and carbon benefits, but plastic support systems may turn green walls into a fire risk.
Ocean plastic, recycled objects, and circular ceramics are turning waste into design status.
As Ibiza courts affluent tourism, can design and placemaking protect its soul—or will luxury turn the island into a branded backdrop?
LA28’s evolving identity shows why Olympic branding must stay recognizable while mutating across screens, city streets and feeds.
