Connected Capital: London and the World's Built Environment

Start: Thursday 12 March 2026 
End: Friday 30 October 2026 

Connected Capital highlights London as a hub for city-making expertise, connecting talent, capital and knowledge to projects across the world and makes the case for recognising the built environment as a strategic national growth sector. 

This exhibition showcases global projects delivered by London-based built environment firms, demonstrating the international reach and impact of UK expertise. 

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Image credit: Nathan Piccio

The London Model

Explore London from new perspectives with a giant model of central London!

The 1:2000 scale model is 16.5 metres long, showing over 247km of London. Stretching from Brent Cross Town in the north to Lewisham in the south and Barking and Dagenham in the east to Wembley in the west, the model features 22 of London's boroughs.

The model is updated 2-3 times per year, using data supplied by developers and architects. Featured in KAYAK's London Travel Guide, the London Model is the only place you can come to physically see what London will look like in the future.

The City Model

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.  

London: Change, Opportunity, Vision

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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