Palm Court

As part of IPC’s Landscape Masterplan for the Miami Design District, Palm Court is one of the principal projects of Phase II and serves as a central gathering and event space within the district.

The open courtyard includes more than 50 palms representing several species native to South Florida and the Caribbean, including Coccothrinax spinosa and Heterospathe elata. These plantings are arranged around a geodesic dome designed by architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller, with a diverse understory integrated throughout the palm groupings to support layered planting conditions. In collaboration with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Million Orchid Project, native orchids have been curated and installed throughout Palm Court.

Palm Court also includes architectural elements by Sou Fujimoto and Aranda/Lasch, along with public art installations by Konstantin Grcic, Matthew Ritchie, and Xavier Veilhan.

Palm Court is located at the south end of Paseo Ponti, a north–south pedestrian pathway through the center of the District.