The future of mobile architecture is unfolding rapidly. As our buildings become more portable and adaptable, they become more useful. It is this recognition of the fluidity of circumstances — the mobility of demographics and information — and an increasing capacity for architecture to respond to fluidity, whether through low-tech, ad hoc vernaculars or through high-tech kinetics and embedded intelligence. OMD offers an alternative and possibly a solution for the inhabitants of the new urban landscape.
Introduction from Mobile The Art of Portable Architecture by Jennifer Siegal