I wonder if the difference between McDougall's experience and that of the others might not be the expectations. Ron was expecting a decent play to stay. McD saw it for the place of vision it was/is(?). (Btw, Mr. McDougall, did you stay there during your visit?)

I met Paolo Solieri at a conference decades ago, and we had a small debate over his vision. I felt that the place was premised on the unsustainability of city life, which did not sit well with me at the time. Interesting to see how it's endured over twenty-five years later. Sorry to hear that it sounds like it's being kept going by a such a closed circle. But that is how movements are kept going, many times.