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Mandarin Oriental, Vienna

Mandarin Oriental, Vienna is featured in a recent issue of Sleeper Magazine, highlighting the sensitive restoration of a historic Art Nouveau courthouse, now reimagined as a contemporary luxury hotel. dpa collaborated with Goddard Littlefair and Humbert & Poyet on the lighting design. Please click here to read the article in full.

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 – The Asthma and Lung Breathing Space Garden by Angus Thompson

dpa was delighted to do the lighting design for Angus Thompson’s stunning garden, which won a Silver medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Sponsored by grant-giving charity Project Giving Back, The Asthma and Lung Breathing Space Garden is conceived as a restorative “breathing space” for people living with lung conditions. Accessible paths, therapeutic planting, and a tranquil platform for breath-focused practices come together to create a place to pause, regain strength, and reconnect with both self and others.

The garden will be relocated to the Breathing Space Lung Rehabilitation centre in Rotherham, supported by Asthma and Lung UK and maintained in partnership with the local community.

To read more about the design of this magical space, click here.

To read more about the story behind the garden, click here to visit the Asthma and Lung UK website.

Landscape Design: Angus Thompson Design
Project Manager & Landscape Contractor: Dan Flynn
Electrician: Christopher Tomlinson – Inglewood Power
Lighting Manufacturer: Light Graphix
Photography: Rachel Warne Photography

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Strengthening our BIM Team in the Dubai studio

We are delighted to welcome Joseph Dean Aquino to our Dubai studio as a CAD/BIM Technician. He joins a growing BIM team, recently strengthened by the promotion of Maria Emeliza Ybardolaz to BIM Manager. We warmly congratulate Maria on her promotion and wish Joseph every success in his new role.

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[d]arc thoughts at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026

Nick Hoggett joined a panel at Clerkenwell Design Week, hosted by Helen Ankers ([d]arc Magazine), exploring “How to be brilliant at designing with light”. Part of the [d]arc Thoughts series with the ILP , the panel also featured Sally Storey (Lighting Design International) and Keith Bradshaw (Spiers Major Light Architecture).

Photography: ILP

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Blue Sky Thinking

dpa Senior Associate Iain Carlile examines a recent special edition of Lighting Research and Technology focusing on daylight. Please click here to view this article in full.  This article was published in the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ March/April 2026 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.

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Welcome to Nithya Kurian

We are delighted to welcome Nithya Kurian, who will be joining our team in Dubai as a Designer. We wish her every success in her new role.

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