The Retrospective Model | 2022

Architectural Models| Time Space Existence Exhibition | European Cultural Centre at the Miami Centre for Architecture & Design 11.11.21 to 30.01.22.

‘The Retrospective Model’ Tyson, N. for ‘Time Space Existence - Miami & Chicago 2021’ European Cultural Centre May 2022

A series of analytical models of the Sharanam Centre for Rural Development in Pondicherry, south India, designed and built by Jateen Lad and completed in 2014, were made and exhibited in 2021. The models offer a retrospective reading of the built work, helping to understand and communicate the design intentions and real outcomes. Three constructs – topography, spatial sequence and detail assembly show the architectural and material strategies through a range of scales. The triptych was displayed alongside large format photographic images to communicate the building located in Pondicherry Southern India to a new audience and context in Miami USA.

The models were designed and made in collaboration with Jateen Lad, fabricated in the workshops at Leads School of Architecture by Masters students from Field Works studio and completed at Chung Tyson Workshop Manchester.