dpa lighting consultants - 1958-2018 Book - Book - Page 7
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 ualified at Liverpool niversity and then went on to complete a
Master’s course in Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Derek
met and worked with many important Architects who greatly in uenced his
pioneering activities as an independent Lighting Consultant.
His meetings
with Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier were particularly inspirational.
The Practice now has o ces in Japan, the .A.E and the K and a team of over
50 people who focus their thoughts on all aspects of lighting, both natural and
artificial. The passion for the medium of light is immense within our studios,
with our team spending large amounts of their personal time observing and
enjoying light in all its forms, as well as within their professional careers. 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, rban 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.
dpa has always been at the forefront of education about all aspects of the lit
environment and this continues today. We believe it to be very important to debate
subjects of relevance and share information to as wide a community as possible.
This desire and appetite to continually learn and share information has always
been important, but perhaps with the current changes in light source technology
and environmental legislation is more important than ever. We have different
teams constantly monitoring and discussing all aspects of the built environment
and lighting technology, be it LED light sources or digital controls and sharing this
information with everyone in the Practice. This commitment to continuous research
and debate, both internally and externally, combined with the talent of our design
team ensures that our Clients receive the most innovative and informed advice
today.
Our history and completed projects, which number over ,
in
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.