Bing Wing Thom, CM (Chinese: 譚秉榮; born 8 December 1940) is a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with his family in 1950.
Thom received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1966 from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Architecture in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley.
He moved to Tokyo in 1971 to work for Japanese architect-urbanist Fumihiko Maki. Returning to Canada...
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Bing Wing Thom, CM (Chinese: 譚秉榮; born 8 December 1940) is a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with his family in 1950.
Thom received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1966 from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Architecture in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley.
He moved to Tokyo in 1971 to work for Japanese architect-urbanist Fumihiko Maki. Returning to Canada in 1972, he joined Arthur Erickson Architects as project director and oversaw projects such as Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto (1977), the Robson Square Courthouse Complex in Vancouver (1973-79) and the Air Defence Ministry Building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In 1981, Thom established his own firm, Vancouver-based Bing Thom Architects.
In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and he is a recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to his country. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
He is the...
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