DP Architects
| Private Limited | |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Singapore, with offices in 16 cities across Southeast Asia, China, India, the Middle East and Europe |
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Key people
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Chairman Directors |
| Services | Architecture, Planning, Interior design, Project management, Development feasibility study, Due diligence study, Environmental sustainability design, Engineering, Infrastructure design, Master planning, Architectural lighting design, Facade design |
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Number of employees
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Over 1,200 worldwide |
| Website | www.dpa.com.sg |
Chairman
Francis Lee Seng Wee
Directors
Chan Sui Him
Ti Lian Seng
Teoh Hai Pin
Wu Tzu Chiang
Chin Thoe Chong
Vikas M Gore
Lesley Lim
Dadi Surya
Suneeth Changaroth
Jeremy Tan
Toh Sze Chong
Tong Bin Sin
Seah Chee Huang
Chan Hui Min
Tan Chee Kiang
DP Architects Pte Ltd is one of the largest architectural practices in Singapore and globally. It started as Design Partnership in 1967 and was incorporated as a private limited company in 1993. It is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy.
The work of DP Architects includes The Dubai Mall, as well as landmarks in Singapore such as the People's Park Complex and Golden Mile Complex designed and constructed in the 1960s. The firm was involved in the master planning of the Orchard Road shopping belt and the development of Marina Centre. DP Architects’ activity includes retail, hotel, resort, commercial office, residential, convention centre, technology parks, medical, religious, educational and civic institutions, and airport and aviation-related support facilities. The DP group is composed of DP Architects, DP Consultants, DP Design, DP Engineers, DP Facade, DP Green, DP Healthcare, DP Infrastructure and DP Sustainable Design. It has over 1,300 staff with 17 offices worldwide.
The firm was started in 1967 with William Lim Siew Wai, Tay Kheng Soon, and Koh Seow Chuan when they left the Malayan Architects Co-Partnership and founded Design Partnership after its dissolution to start their own firm with an initial staff strength of 18. In 1972, Gan Eng Oon joined and became a partner followed by Chan Sui Him in 1973 and became a partner subsequently in 1974. In 1974, Tay Kheng Soon, who graduated from Singapore Polytechnic in 1963, retired and establish his own practice, Akitek Tenggara. A year later in 1975, Design Partnership was dissolved and reformed as DP Architects Pte (DPA).William Lim retired in 1981 and established his own practice.
The company expanded in 1982 with the establishment of two subsidiary companies, DP Design and DP Consultants. DP Architects was registered formally as a private limited with 200 employees in Singapore. Leading the firm since its inception, Chan Sui Him was succeeded by Francis Lee Seng Wee in 2004 as the CEO while he was promoted to Chairman of the firm. In 2016, Francis Lee Seng Wee took over the reins from Chan Sui Him as Chairman, while Chan Sui Him assumed a mentorship role as Senior Director. Angelene Chan was promoted to CEO.
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