David McNeil, Partner at dpa, recently attended a talk at Light + Intelligent Building Middle East to discuss 50 years of dpa’s work as lighting consultants in the UAE – from their first project, The Sheraton on the Creek, in 1976 to the present day.
At LiGHT 25, directors from our Dubai studio Lee Sweetman and Nikos Moskofidis spoke about how dpa embed typical architectural methodology into the creative process. By asking fundamental questions about context – the where, how, what, and who for – dpa build a structured understanding that guides every stage of the design. This approach leads to thoughtful, well‑informed conclusions and ensures each project is grounded in clarity, purpose, and confidence.
If you would like to watch Nikos and Lee’s presentation, please click here.
Thank you to arc magazine for featuring the USA Pavilion, Expo 2025 in their December/January 2026 edition. Please click here to read the article in full.
Theresa Dowling invited leading architects and designers from across the contract sector to come together to discuss the realities of working globally – from cultural nuance and identity to planning barriers, ethics, and the continually shifting balance between UK and overseas markets…
To read the article, click here.
Thank you to Starboard magazine for publishing a wonderful article on dpa project Luminara, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Please click here to read this in full.
We are delighted to share a recent Starboard magazine article featuring dpa project Asuka III, NYK Cruises. Please click here to read the full feature.
We are pleased to share a recent article published in Sleeper Magazine which features SIRO Boka Place, Montenegro. Please click here to read this article in full.
SIRO Boka Place, Porto Montenegro is the second opening of the wellness hotel brand from Kerzner, which dpa have been privileged to design the lighting for. SIRO (Strength, Inclusive, Reflection and Original), offers a wellbeing experience for guests and residents alike, with a 96-key hotel sitting alongside 144 managed residences. dpa worked closely with Atellior on the interior areas, Holder Mathias Architects and Arhi.pro on the external architecture and Gillespies on the landscape design for this exciting development that adds to the already stunning area of Porto Montenegro.
To read more about dpa’s involvement in this proejct, please click here.
dpa was delighted to collaborate with acclaimed designer Tolù Adèkó on the lighting design for the temporary Palomino VIP Lounge at Decorex 2025.
Guided by Tolù’s creative vision, the lounge was conceived as an elevated, immersive environment inspired by Olympia’s rich heritage as a stage for spectacle and performance – from equestrian displays to grand circus acts.
The design featured five distinct spaces, each crafted in collaboration with exceptional artisans, whose work it was a pleasure to illuminate and celebrate.
The lighting design combined a balance of directional accents to highlight craftsmanship and materiality with decorative luminaires, both off-the-shelf and the bespoke centre-piece, to create depth, warmth, and a sense of refined drama throughout the space.
Client: Decorex 25
Interior Designer: Adẹ̀kọ́ & Co.
Photography: Darren Chung
dpa Senior Associate Iain Carlile selects two papers from a special issue of Lighting Research and Technology on the CIE 2023 Quadrennial Session. Please click here to view this article in full.
This article was published in the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ November/December 2025 edition.
Further editions of the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ can be found on their website www.cibse.org or by clicking here.
We are proud to be featured in an article published by darc magazine, on The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection – Luminara. dpa worked in collaboration with AD Associates and Chapi Design Luxury Division.
Photography courtesy of Edgardo Contreras.
To read more about dpa’s involvement in this project, please click here.
Client: The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Interior Design: AD Associates, Chapi Design Luxury Division
Shipyard: Chantiers de l’Atlantique
Photography: Edgardo Contreras
