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"At the end of LOT-EK's presentation at Ryerson, a gentleman in the audience stood up to object to the very idea that anybody would really want a mobile dwelling unit lifestyle. I felt a twinge of sympathy for the irate speaker's position. It all seems so terribly unsettled -- this life of endless travel, temporary clusterings in "harbours," dispersal again and again. I would not believe it to be a life worth living, had I not met sensible, sober people who have embraced exile (or pilgrimage) as their personal destiny.
These are not "virtual travellers," surfing the Internet in rec-room comfort. They are real, uprooted men and women abroad in a globalized, mobilized world, and as much in need of snug homes as anyone else. The MDU was conceived and created for them."
"If the accident is determined to have been caused by a structural failure, the terminal's strikingly unconventional design is likely to stir debate about how far architects can push new materials and construction theories in the pursuit of beauty without endangering lives."