Introduction: Zooming in Figure 1: Tropenschau during the spring fair in Leipzig 1934. Source: Leipzig (Germany), Sächsisches Staatsarchiv, Staatsarchiv Leipzig, Bestand 20202 Leipziger Messeamt (I), F 227. In a black-and-white photograph depicting what seems like an exhibition setting (fig. 1) we see four architectural models. There is a typical 1900s lodging for the tropics, with an elongated pitched roof and an elevated porch; a smaller prefabricated bungalow; a two-story house with a fla...
