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Pilmour House, St Andrews Links Trust – Winner at the 2023 RIAS Architectural Awards

It gives us great pleasure to announce that dpa project Pilmour House, St Andrews Links Trust Headquarters was a winner at the 2023 RIAS Architectural Awards last week, being the only commercial/office scheme to receive such an award. The project has already won awards at the DIA Awards 2022, the Scottish Design Awards 2022 and the Civic Trust Awards 2023. We are very proud to have worked on this exciting project and look forward to working with the design team again in the future.

Find out more about dpa‘s involvement here.

Client: St Andrews Links Trust
Architect: Nicoll Russell Studios, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Interior Designer: Nicoll Russell Studios, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
MEP Services Consultant: Elders Consulting Engineers llp
Structural & Civil Engineer: Millard Consulting
Landscape Consultant: Harrison Stevens
Quantity Surveyor: Hardies Property & Construction Consultants
Clerk of works: Sentinel Clerk of Works Limited
Photography: Keith Hunter Photography

dpa welcomes new designer Bhushan Khute

dpa‘s Dubai studio are delighted to welcome Bhushan Khute who has joined our team as a Designer.

Working Knowledge

dpa Senior Associate Iain Carlile reviews two of the latest Lighting Research and Technology papers focusing on aspects of office lighting. Please click here to view this article in full.

This article was published in the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ May/June 2023 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.

dpa’s and ELR’s installation “Fourth Wall” in Arc Magazine issue 133

Read more about dpa‘s and ELR’s installation “Fourth Wall” at this year’s Darc Awards, Fabric, London in the current issue of Arc Magazine (Page 108).

Photography: Gavriil Papadiotis

Darc Awards 2023: dpa’s installation – “Fourth Wall”

“Fourth Wall”,  featured at the Darc Awards 2023 on 30th March at Fabric, London, was a collaboration between dpa lighting, ELR (Engineered Lighting Revolution) and Truelux.   The fully immersive installation was designed to put the viewer in the place of their favourite actors by transporting them into some of the most iconically lit moments in film history by bathing the participant in various colour palettes from the rich history of the silver screen. The inspiration for the installation and for each ‘Scene’ came from different lighting techniques used throughout the history of cinematography to convey a wide-ranging sense of moods and emotions to the viewer. Unique layers of light were used to set the mood within the installation whilst specific colours, lighting angles and effects were tailored to each genre to set the scene for …Horror of the 1930’s …Hollywood Musicals …1920’s Film Noir …Science Fiction Movies …Classic Action Film.

Photography courtesy of Truelux

dpa’s Dubai studio welcomes Selma Benmakhlouf and Afnan Mohammed

We are delighted to welcome Selma Benmakhlouf and Afnan Mohammed who have joined dpa’s studio in Dubai as Senior Lighting Designer and Lighting Designer respectively.

Circadian Lighting Design

dpa‘s Michael Curry and Mark Tweedale join Hamish Kilburn on DESIGN POD to talk about Circadian Lighting Design. To listen, click here.

Ahmed Elalawi joins dpa’s Oxfordshire studio

Nick Hoggett and Richard Bolt are delighted to announce the arrival of Ahmed Elalawi to dpa’s Oxfordshire studio, where he joins as a Designer.  Richard commented, “we warmly welcome Ahmed to the practice and wish him every success in independent lighting design”.

Shayne Grist-Holton and Ian Clarke promoted to Senior Associates in the Clifton Studio

Nick Hoggett and Richard Bolt are delighted to announce that Shayne Grist-Holton and Ian Clarke have been made Senior Associates. Both Shayne and Ian have been with the Practice for many years leading teams on numerous projects across a variety of sectors and many different countries, making a significant contribution to the overall success of dpa lighting consultants.

Lee Sweetman and Nikos Moskofidis: Promotion to Partner in dpa’s Dubai studio

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Lee Sweetman and Nikos Moskofidis, who have joined David McNeil as Partners in the Dubai Studio. Lee and Nikos have been instrumental in the ongoing success of the practice and bring a great depth of knowledge, experience and leadership to the team.