limited founded 1967 headquarters singapore with offices in 16 cities across southeast asia china india the middle east and europe key people chairman francis lee seng wee ceo angelene chan 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 tan chee kiang chan hui min 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 number of employees over 1 200 worldwide 1 website www.dpa.com.sg dp architects pte ltd is one of the largest architectural practices in singapore 2 and globally . 3 it started as design partnership in 1967 and was incorporated as a private limited company in 1993 . it is a multi disciplinary design consultancy . 4 the work of dp architects includes the dubai mall 4 5 6 as well as landmarks in singapore such as the people s park complex 7 and golden mile complex 8 9 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 . 4 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 1 200 staff with 16 offices worldwide . 4 10 contents 1 history 2 sustainable design 3 notable projects 4 references 5 external links history edit the firm was started in 1967 with william lim siew wai tay kheng soon 11 and koh seow chuan 12 when they left the malayan architects co partnership 13 and founded design partnership after its dissolution to start their own firm with an initial staff strength of 18 . 14 in 1972 gan eng oon joined and became a partner 14 followed by chan sui him in 1973 and became a partner subsequently in 1974 . 14 in 1974 tay kheng soon who graduated from singapore polytechnic in 1963 retired and establish his own practice akitek tenggara . 14 a year later in 1975 design partnership was dissolved and reformed as dp architects pte dpa . 11 william lim retired in 1981 and established his own practice . 14 15 16 the company expanded in 1982 with the establishment of two subsidiary companies dp design and dp consultants . 17 dp architects was registered formally as a private limited with 200 employees in singapore . 18 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 . 14 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 . 19 angelene chan was promoted to ceo . 20 21 22 sustainable design edit dp architects is considered a leader in sustainable design . the building and construction authority of singapore bca has recognised dp architects as one of the top three architecture firms in singapore with the highest number of green mark platinum and goldplus projects with 25 or more projects rated green mark gold or platinum . 23 the bca green mark system is a green building rating system to evaluate a building for its environmental impact and performance with gold and platinum being the highest two ratings for efficiency . 24 dp architects has also scored many firsts for sustainably designed architecture winning the first two green mark district awards for resorts world sentosa and nus university town both achieving the second highest rating of goldplus . 25 in 2015 dp architects was awarded the built environment leadership bel gold class award by bca . 26 the dp group of companies received a total of four bca sgbc green building individual commendation awards in 2013 2014 and 2015 . notable projects edit dpa is best known in singapore for several architectural works of the late 1960s and early 1970s such as people s park complex and golden mile complex . dutch architect rem koolhaas said at a press conference when he visited singapore in 2005 these buildings golden mile complex and people s park complex were not intended to be landmarks but became landmarks . 27 the firm is also known for its work on the esplanade theatres on the bay 28 the dubai mall 5 6 resorts world sentosa 29 30 and singapore sports hub . 31 references edit construction information sales leads projects market data welcome to bci asia singapore s 20 largest architecture firms 2015 . singapore business review . retrieved 2016 08 18 . wa100 2016 the big list . building design . retrieved 2016 08 18 . a b c d http www.yellowpages.com.sg listing dp architects pte ltd newiyp yp newypdetailsearch2009.do applicationind yp & & companyname dp architects pte ltd & idsno pzh % 3cuc % 29 % 3c % 7b % 3ek9pf4rb % 5c w % 3c % 25r % 7b % 60zzucp % 3ek9f4 a b goh chok tong visits the dubai mall emaar properties ameinfo.com a b http www.albawaba.com en main 183773 people s park complex infopedia singapore national library board . golden mile complex infopedia . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . retrieved 2016 08 18 . zaccheus melody october 8 2015 . veteran architects of urban think tank spur reunite after 50 years . the straits times . retrieved october 8 2015 . dp architects dp group a b tay kheng soon akitek tenggara koh seow chuan infopedia http www.fab.utm.my download conferencesemiar icci2006s5pp22.pdf a b c d e f ng erin . et al. 2007 . dp architects the works since 1967 . singapore dp architects pte. ltd. call no . rsing english 720.95957 dp cities on the move http www.arch.nus.edu.sg guest lectures vod wlim.html dp architects dp group http www.bca.gov.sg newsroom others pr030903.pdf lee meixian jan 12 2016 . dp architects names new chairman ceo . the business times . retrieved 18 august 2016 . zachariah natasha ann jan 18 2016 . angelene chan new ceo of dp architects is the only woman ceo out of the top 5 architecture firms here . the straits times . retrieved 18 aug 2016 . new appointment angelene chan is named ceo of dp architects indesignlive singapore daily connection to architecture and design . www.indesignlive.sg . retrieved 2016 08 18 . 10 questions with ... angelene chan . 2016 02 23 . retrieved 2016 08 18 . leading firms in green mark awards . building and construction authority . building and construction authority . 24 feb 2016 . bca green mark scheme what it is all about stproperty . www.stproperty.sg . retrieved 2016 08 18 . new green mark award for districts nus and resorts world sentosa bag new bca green mark awards for integrated environmental friendly development pdf . building and construction authority . 29 oct 2009 . bca awards 2015 recognising excellence in the built environment pdf . building and construction authority . retrieved 18 aug 2016 . tay suan chiang 5 august 2007 . goodbye famous 5 slum becomes landmark . the sunday times . archnewsnow resorts world sentosa singapore buildings architect resorts world sentosa singapore resorts world at sentosa changing the family experience for ever made in singapore 103 meridian east singapore sports hub editorial world architecture news architecture jobs external links edit official website of dp architects pte ltd retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dp architects & oldid 744317429 categories architecture firms of singapore navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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