The Model Makers 2025

when: 01 June 2025 - 29 April 2026 | venue: Customs House | cost: Free | address: 31 Alfred Street, Sydney NSW 2000 | website: https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

published: 03 Jun 2025, 5 min read

Discover the fascinating world behind one of Sydney's most important urban planning tools at The Model Makers, a new exhibition at Customs House.

The City of Sydney is the only local government in Australia that maintains and exhibits a working scale model of its local government area. Unlike the static model of Sydney in the floor of Customs House, this dynamic model-located on Level 2 of Town Hall House-has been an essential urban planning tool since the mid-1980s.

Learn about the team of skilled model makers who meticulously maintain and update the City Model at Town Hall House. Using a colour-coded system to differentiate existing, proposed, and under-construction buildings, their work keeps the model an essential resource for the public, architects, planners, and others making decisions about development decisions.

Originally commissioned to assist with assessing development applications, the City Model has grown alongside the city. The first section, completed in 2000, covered the city centre, Pyrmont, and areas south to Cleveland Street. Following boundary expansions in 2004, the City Model was extended to include Redfern, Alexandria, Waterloo, Beaconsfield, and Rosebery, with the final section completed in 2016.

More than just a planning tool, the city model offers a unique interpretation of Sydney's past, present, and future.

The Model Makers exhibition is on level 1 of Customs House, but you can visit the dynamic City Model on level 2 of Town Hall House (entrance via Druitt Street).

Go see The Model Makers 2025.

The Model Makers 2025 is on 01 June 2025 - 29 April 2026. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 02 9265 9333 for details. Visit their website at https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au.

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Event Details

what: The Model Makers 2025
when: 01 June 2025 - 29 April 2026
venue: Customs House
phone: 02 9265 9333
city/suburb: Sydney NSW

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