Lighting Planners Associates (LPA) is an organisation of lighting specialists established in 1990 led by Kaoru Mende. The goal of LPA is to design and build outstanding lighting environments that enrich our architectural and lighting culture. Today, LPA has a total of 60 unique lighting specialists at its offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. While the majority of LPA projects are in the area of architectural lighting design, its many outstanding design accomplishments have reached to residential, hotel, office, commercial, public space, and landscape lighting as well as full-scale urban lighting projects. LPA is regarded as a leading lighting consultancy in the world.
PROFILE
Company Policy
The most important aspect of lighting design is learning from natural light. Through the designing for superior lighting environments, LPA strives to create comfortable, yet inspiring environments of daily life.

Corporate Outline
Lighting Planners Associates
Tokyo Office
Lighting Planners Associates Inc.
1-11-8-1F Tsukuda Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0051 Japan
Tel : ( 81 ) 3 4500 6380
Fax : ( 81 ) 3 4500 6383
Email : lpa@lighting.co.jp
Singapore Office
Lighting Planners Associates (S) Pte. Ltd.
51B Neil Road, Singapore 088829
Tel : ( 65 ) 6734 3086
Fax : ( 65 ) 6734 2786
Email : singapore@lighting.co.jp
Hong Kong Office
Lighting Planners Associates (HK) Ltd.
Room 1005, 10/F Tower 2 Silvercord, 30 Canton Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email : hongkong@lighting.co.jp
Shenzhen Office
Lighting Planners Associates (C) Ltd.
Room 425, Building 532, Bagualing Industrial Zone,
Futian District, Shenzhen 518029, Guangdong, China
Email : shenzhen@lighting.co.jp
BUSINESS CONTENTS
- 1. Planning and Design
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For a successful and elaborate lighting scheme, LPA recommends being commissioned for all the phases in every project. These phases include a wide range of services classified in the following order:
1.1 Concept Design
1.2 Schematic Design
1.3 Design Development
1.4 Tender and Award
1.5 Construction Supervision
1.6 Final CommissioningSuch detailed services are used in a wide range of projects in:
1. Architecture and Interiors
Office Complexes, Museums, Theaters and Auditoriums, Retail and Commercial Facilities, Hospitality Buildings, Residential Buildings, Healthcare, Transportation Facilities, Sports Facilities, Civic and Institutional Buildings, Educational and Religious Buildings
2. Exterior and Urban Environment Planning
Lighting Masterplan for cities, Landscape Areas, Gardens, Parks, Bridges and Monuments
3. Temporary Facilities Events, Exhibitions
- 2. Consulting
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For projects in which detailed phase-wise involvement is not required, LPA offers consultancy services within which we contribute to the overall improvement in the visual environment. Such consultancy services are generally of the nature of limited time-based involvement in the following areas:
1. Consultation to Corporate firms on effective and efficient usage of their illuminated environments
2. Consultation to City Authorities and likewise organizations on procedures of evaluation and guidelines for the lighting aspect within Urban, Environmental and Architectural projects
3. Research and Analysis of existing illuminated environments
- 3. Research and Development
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LPA engages extensively in lighting product development, concept planning and applications design. We are also involved in collaborative development with industry manufacturers on product and systems design.
LPA has intellectual assets to research the effects of light and applies them to the following:1. Design and development of new lighting fixtures
2. Research and development of lighting design concepts for innovative projects
3. Research and development of new lighting details, methods
4. Investigative studies for the lighting industry dealing with effects of light on human behavior and cityscapes
- 4. Education and Cultural Awareness
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LPA is constantly involved in lighting design education and tries to boost the prestige of lighting culture on a regional as well as global scale. The approach is to create an awareness of the benefits of good lighting and encourage good lighting practices across all demographics. LPA has experience in the following areas:
1. Exhibitions, lectures, symposiums and seminars on subjects of lighting
2. Essays, Articles, Columns and Interviews for Publications
3. Media Appearances (television, radio etc) as Guest Speakers to promote lighting awareness