Presentation of 'Corridors of Power' exhibition done at GlobalShapers Colombo Hub's Shape South Asia 2016 event held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

1. Corridors of
Power
Sanjana Hattotuwa
Senior Researcher
Centre for Policy Alternatives
sanjanah@cpalanka.org
Future Scenarios

2. China (image courtesy XML)

3. United Kingdom (image courtesy XML)

4. Germany (image courtesy XML)

5. Brazil (image courtesy XML)

6. Opposing (image courtesy XML)

7. Semi-circle (image courtesy XML)

8. Horseshoe (image courtesy XML)

9. Circle (image courtesy XML)

10. Classroom (image courtesy XML)

11. But what if power relations could be represented through architecture?

12. Critique from the top: 18th Amendment

13. Separation of powers: 1972 constitution

14. The architecture of the 1972 constitution

15. A model of the 1972 constitution

16. 40+ years, 4 key moments, 4 models, sketches, blueprints, 3D renders

17. Blueprint for reform

18. Critical conversations

19. Lava lamps and constitutional critique?

20. Think spatially around constitutional power relations
1. Rights
2. Government / Executive
3. Legislature / Parliament
4. Judiciary / Courts
5. Principles
6. Symbols
7. Culture and Identity
8. Elections
9. Level of Government
10.Independent bodies
11.Constitutional change

21. Scoring constitutional power relations
1. The constitution protects rights (Scale 1-10)
2. The Executive is authoritarian in nature or
accountable to the people (Scale 1-10)
3. The people’s will is strongly reflected in the
legislature (Scale 1-10)
4. The judiciary is independent (Scale 1-10)
5. Local government is strong (Scale 1-10)
6. Commissions operate without any political
interference from the Executive (Scale 1-10)

22. Visual comparisons of citizen centric perceptions of power

23. Public spaces that are informed by perceptions of power

24. Corridors of
Power
Sanjana Hattotuwa
Senior Researcher
Centre for Policy Alternatives
sanjanah@cpalanka.org
Future Scenarios