dpa lighting consultants greatly values its history but concentrates on the present and future. The Practice was established in 1958 by Architect Derek Phillips, who qualified at Liverpool University and then went on to complete a Masters course in Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Derek met and worked with many important Architects who greatly influenced his pioneering activities as an independent Lighting Consultant. His meetings with Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier were particularly inspirational.
The Practice now has studios in Japan, the UAE and the UK and a substantial team who focus their thoughts on all aspects of lighting, both natural and artificial. The scale of our Practice and close working relationship between our studios means we have been able to recruit from a wide variety of backgrounds such as Architecture, Urban Design, Interior Design, Product Design, various Engineering disciplines, the Theatre and so on. This broad skill base that now focus solely on architectural lighting design provides dpa with an unparalleled human resource and knowledge to deal with the varying challenges each project demands.
Our history and completed projects, which number over 7,500 in 80 different countries, provide us with an incredible wealth of experience, whilst our appetite for the present and future ensures that dpa are at the leading edge of lighting design; pushing creative and technical boundaries whilst always protecting our Clients’ interest.
