Dominic Papa co-founded the studio in 1997 in Amsterdam and opened the London studio in 2008. Dominic has 30 years of experience in mixed-use architectural and urban design projects and oversees SWP’s work in the UK, Asia and New Zealand. He strongly believes in the collaborative process and working with a network of practices.
He has worked closely with local authorities and private developers to deliver high quality buildings and place-making. He is the lead on some of SWP’s current major projects, such as Beachlands South, a 255ha coastal masterplan for a mixed-use quarter, and Camley Street, a new central London neighbour- hood for 350 homes and 1000 jobs.
Dominic champions innovation where architecture and urban design meet in distinctive, mixed-use, neighbourhoods and communities which has been commended by local authorities and other agencies. For the last nine years Dominic has led on developing, new project-based initiatives in the urban transformation associated with the knowledge economy, advocating a greater mix of housing and employment in London through policy, research and design, and recently contributed to the publication of ‘Housing Design Handbook’ writing about the emerging trends in mixed-use development.
He also co-authored a Family Housing Design Guide for the London Borough
of Hackney.
He is a Fellow of the Commission for the Royal Exhibition of 1851.
He has been Chair of Islington Design Review Panel since 2013 and has been a Member / Chair for Hackney’s Estate Regeneration Design Advisory Group since 2014. He was a Building + Environment Expert, national panel, Design Council CABE 2008 – 2019 and an adviser to federal government, Brazil, housing programme 2013-2014.
Dominic has taught and lectured at a number of universities and is currently a senior design tutor and course master in the Housing and Urbanism post graduate program at the Architectural Association. Dominic is a keen photographer and has exhibited internationally.
AADipl.Diploma in Architecture, 1991\
BA(Hons) Architecture First Class, 1986\