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The Walking City Project of Archigram

turned into a house, and a house that could walk was an affront to traditional architecture and a salute to the ability of technology to transform traditional buildings into vehicles.

One of the more feasible concepts was Ron HerronÆs Walking City, a collection of robot-like intelligent buildings in the form of giant pods that could roam the cities. The pods could move independently but could also plug in to way stations to exchange occupants or restock supplies (ôArchigram,ö Answers.com). HerronÆs concept presents an alternative that allows people to move their house any time they need a better location to live in, a capability that radically alters the traditional view of architecture and transforms a city

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