Simon Willison reviews "He Built This City" model exhibition

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-09-30 21:54

Simon Willison visited the Museum of the City of New York to see "He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model," an extensive balsa wood and cardboard model of the city. The exhibition, which Willison highly recommends, was built by Joe Macken over 21 years and will be on display until October 12th. The article also references recent AI news, including OpenAI DevDay 2026, a look at LLMs in 2026, and the announcement of new models like Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol/Luna. AI

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Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) · 2026-09-30 21:54

He Built This City

<p>I visited the Museum of the City of New York today and got to see <a href="https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/he-built-city">He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model</a>, the 50 x27 feet model of the city built over a 21 year period from balsa wood and cardboard.</p> <p>It exceeded…