01 Nov 2023

ICD Brookfield Place wins International Award

We are thrilled to announce Townshend Landscape Architects and Cracknell Landscape Design in Dubai have won the Urban Landscape Award at the Landscape Middle East Awards 2023 for ICD Brookfield Place.

ICD Brookfield Place is a 1.5 million sq. ft office and retail development located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

The landscape design was developed alongside the architecture to create a synergy between the external and internal spaces. A key aim of the landscape design was to address the climate which can reach 50 degrees centigrade in summer; the design uses natural and artificial shade to create pedestrian-friendly and well-shaded spaces that can be used year-round.

ICD Brookfield Place



Team: Townshend Landscape Architects (Lead Landscape Architect); Cracknell Landscape Design (Executive and Construction Landscape Architect); Foster + Partners (Lead Architect); BSBG - Brewer Smith Brewer Group (Executive Architect); Robert Bird Group (Structural Engineer); Speirs Major Light Architecture (Lighting); AECOM (MEP/Project Management); Proscape LLC (Landscape Contractor); Brookfield Multiplex (Main Contractor); ICD Brookfield Place (Client)

Image courtesy of ICD Brookfield Place
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