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Bing Thom Architects Bing Wing Thom, (Chinese: 譚秉榮; 8 December 1940 – 4 October 2016) was a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his family in 1950. In 1995, Thom was made a Member of the

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and he was a recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to his country. He was a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Thom received honorary degrees from the

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and Simon Fraser University. In 2010, Thom and his firm were awarded the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Architectural Firm of the Year award. and in 2011 he was awarded the RAIC's highest honour, the RAIC Gold Medal. Thom died at age 75 of a brain aneurysm while on a trip to Hong Kong in October 2016.

Bing Thom Architects

As of 2015 the firm has a total staff of 47, including principals

Venelin Kokalov Venelin Kokalov (born ) is a Canadian architect, working as Design Principal and Principal-in-Charge at Revery Architecture. Career Previously, he worked as design principal for Bing Thom Architects before taking charge of the company, and rebr ...

and Shinobu Homma, directors, registered architects, architectural graduate and students, urban designers and planners, and support staff. The firm specializes in urban planning and complex building types such as civic buildings, performing arts centres and public spaces. Typically projects are mixed-use, integrating commercial, residential and cultural uses to create a sustainable whole. They have offices in Vancouver, Hong Kong, and Washington, DC.

Architectural and urban design projects

Awards and prizes

* Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Medal for Excellence in Architecture,