Atsushi ItakuraDec . 07 . 2016
Associate director at LPA Hong Kong office. Atsushi attended a short lecture series by Mende while he was studying environmental design, and that opened his eyes to the world of lighting design. Ever since then, he has been working with light, and has over 30 years of great experience as a lighting designer as well as a product designer. He joined LPA in 2003 worked in Singapore and Tokyo offices. He has been working in Hong Kong office since 2012. Prior to LPA, he worked at Cooper Lighting / Lumiere in California. With the experience working at lighting manufacturers, he has a vast knowledge in lighting fixtures that enables him to approach design with a greater perspective. He has handled numerous projects in the Asia including Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 Upgrading, New National Library Bldg., Supreme Court of Singapore, The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi, Sheraton Seoul D-cube City Hotel, Shanghai International Financial Center and Hong Kong International Commerce Centre. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Design from Tokai University in Japan. He is an associate member of IALD.