Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has released images of how she imagines her $150 million Town Hall Square project might look when completed, but crucially left out details like political protests, homeless encampments, and ibises.

Instead, architectural renders released by her office promise what have been described as “the grandeur of a European square” with water features and native Australian trees.

Therefore, in the interest of getting a more realistic vision of what the square might look like, The Daily Telegraph used AI technology to imagine the square complete as it might look with these features – including protests about Aboriginal rights, Palestine, and generic anger in general.

The City of Sydney had originally envisioned the square being a site for protests, something Moore acknowledged at a press conference Tuesday.

“It’s a democratic right for people to gather together to express their views about things, and of course we support that,” she said. “I know police have said though when there’s a bigger space it’s much easier for them to see what’s happening and control it.”

Moore’s office has also come under for allowing homeless encampments to form at the Queen Victoria Building and in Martin Place in Sydney under her watch.

Business leaders and economists have already slammed the development as a “pretty paved patio” that will devastate one of Sydney’s busiest retail precincts.

But the Lord Mayor said residents will have an opportunity to provide feedback in the “coming months” when the development application is lodged.

“The design is tailored to our environment and culture and will be a uniquely Sydney square – a contemporary public space, with circular paving patterns and water elements that connect seamlessly with adjacent historic buildings and George St,” Cr Moore said.

JPW is the lead design consultant and architect for the project, working alongside ASPECT Studios as landscape architects.

ASPECT global design director Sacha Coles said: “The square has been designed with climate change in mind with 50 per cent of the site benefiting from the cover of trees.”

Council has allocated $150 million for the square’s design, demolition and construction, which critics claim is grossly underestimated. An artist’s impression of the proposed Town Hall Square.

The project is expected to be completed by 2031, and City of Sydney is “exploring” an Aboriginal name for the project.

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