Profile

Studiodlp is a design focused studio practice based on the belief that architecture continues to have a fundamental role in how we experience the world. Architecture through its layers and complexities, expresses ideas, offers possibilities... Our practice centres around a creative and collaborative spirit between all individuals and teams involved in order to discover the uniqueness of each site and brief. We believe in a consistent approach, not a consistent style and that analysis and a creative exploration to each project are integral parts of a successful design no matter the scale or budget.

Delis Papadopoulos

Principal Architect

Born in Nigeria and raised between Cyprus, Nigeria and the United States, Delis has a Masters in Architecture degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. On graduating he joined the New York office of Skidmore Owings & Merrill working on large scale civic and infrastructure projects including the Changi Train Terminal in Singapore, Sodic Headquarters in Egypt and the Royal Police Academy in Kuwait. He subsequently joined the office of Peter Marino Architects in New York as senior designer on high end retail projects including the Louis Vuitton flagship store in New York, the Dior Fine Jewellery in New York and Dior, Beverly Hills. He was also responsible for concept, material & prototype development for the worldwide display of Louis Vuitton new product lines. In 2005 he established his own practice in Cyprus working on various residential & retail, ground up & refurbishment projects as architect & interior designer. He has participated in several architecture competitions winning First Price in both large scale urban design and small scale installation projects. In 2010 Delis became a faculty member at Frederick University in Nicosia teaching Design Studio at the Department of Architecture. Since 2015, as an extension of his academic research, Delis became a member and co-founder of the group XSsummerworkshop, organizing and running workshops for Architecture students in rural communities around Cyprus.

A series of his drawings became the focus of a solo exhibition in 2013, titled Hyperlandscapes, curated by Savvas Christodoulides and a group exhibition in 2015, titled PaperTrails PaperTales, curated by Melita Couta and Chiaki Kamikawa.