Permanent and temporary exhibitions at The London Centre.
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00-17:00 | no pre-booking is required
NLA asked for ideas for the future of London that have the power to inspire change and received well over 100 ideas to the Reimagine London competition. Judged on originality, demonstration of creativity and relevance to the New London Agenda’s “Six Pillars of Placemaking”, the 25 shortlisted ideas on exhibit creatively reimagine the experience of the city, either by tackling a real issue London is currently facing or by imagining an ambitious new concept.
Launched alongside NLA's latest report, RePower London: Infrastructure for Growth, this exhibition presents a place-based approach to decarbonising London's infrastructure. London’s infrastructure is facing significant challenges, constraining the capital’s ability to grow. As the new Labour government begins its mission to 'rebuild Britain', visit the exhibition for key recommendations to decarbonise and modernise the systems that keep London running.
Don't Move, Improve encourages great design in everyday life, celebrating the newest and most innovative home improvement projects from across London. The annual competition – now celebrating its 12th year – showcases the diversity and character of homes being redesigned in London.
This upcoming exhibition spotlights the shortlisted projects in this year's competition, celebrating and supporting the work of emerging and established architects. From green urban oases to redefining layouts, projects exhibit exceptional innovation, creativity and forward-thinking in home improvements across the capital.
Coming Wednesday 19 February.
Explore London from new perspectives with a giant model of central London.
The model is updated 2-3 times per year, using data supplied by developers and architects, and is the only place you can come to physically see what London will look like in the future.
*The New London Model will not be on display from 26 February to 20 March as it will be travelling to MIPIM. Please reach out to info@thelondoncentre.org for further details.
The City of London, also known as the Square Mile, is the primary business district and historic centre of London. The 1:500 City Model is the best place for people to come to experience the future of the City of London’s skyline and engage with new developments.
The model is used by a range of built environment professionals involved in the shaping of the City and includes exact scale replicas of the buildings in and around the Square Mile, with added detail on illuminated buildings built since the year 2000.
The original model base is now 30 years old, over this time the model has grown to include wooden blocks, detailed cardboard cut-outs and 3D printed buildings. There are three building colours on the model which are representative of different historical periods of the City’s architecture.
The Royal Docks model at 1:1000 scale provides an overview of the exciting developments across the area over the next 10 years.
Today, the Royal Docks is one of the UK’s most important regeneration stories, re-emerging as a commercial and cultural hub of global significance and identified as a key opportunity area within the London Plan. This full 3D-printed model represents 10,000 buildings covering 19.2 km2, showing schemes with detailed planning consent as well as key and emerging landmarks within the area. It will be on exhibition until March 2025.
The permanent exhibition at The London Centre invites visitors to explore the transformation of London in the last 20 years, the opportunities that come with change, and the vision needed to deliver the city all Londoners deserve.
Centred around our world class scale models of the city, London: Change, Opportunity, Vision covers key areas across the capital where change has been successful and sustainable. The exhibition reveals how planning in London works today and the vast array of opportunities on offer, inviting everyone across the capital to envision and shape a better.
This free display will feature a broad range of projects, products and materials that make attractive places for people to work, live and play.
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