The Model House and the Center for Urban Design - the city model

The construction of the Jerusalem city model began in 1978 by students from the Technion in Haifa and is currently maintained by a team of professionals who update it on a regular basis. The model covers an area of 16 square kilometers from the entrance to the city via Jaffa Road to the Old City at a scale of 1: 500.

The Center for Urban Design and the Model House form a link between local planning, academia and industry and serve as a lever to encourage young and veteran designers in the city. The model also presents the future developments of Jerusalem and serves as a planning tool for architects and city planners as an aid to the planning decision makers in the city.