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
IKEA’s UK and Ireland resale marketplace makes used furniture cheaper. But does brand-run resale extend furniture life—or accelerate replacement?
Office for Future’s Ukrainian school conversion tests whether emergency shelter for 42 displaced families can become a dignified home if return takes years.
Cathedral House’s wildfire rescue exposes the gap between fire-resistant design and construction-site safety. What should resilience claims disclose?
Barbara Kruger’s monumental texts in Paris expose a museum paradox: can an attack on spectacle resist becoming its most photogenic attraction?
Can Black design exhibitions recover overlooked histories without boxing designers in? Two arguments for museums confronting identity, authorship and power.
Glenn Murcutt’s vineyard pod is for sale without its land. Does relocation preserve architecture—or turn place-responsive design into a collectible?
An app-controlled wood-knocking device exposes product design’s blind spot: removing effort can also remove the meaning of a ritual.
Fresh Kills’ transformation into parkland exposes a hard question: can public space repair a waste landscape without burying its environmental obligations?
Neom Stadium’s reported shelving exposes a World Cup planning gap. Should megaprojects require fallback venues, phased investment and exit plans?
Tokyo’s Yaesu Daibiru redevelopment asks whether Togo Murano’s ideas can survive replacement—and what architectural inheritance leaves behind.
