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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

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for outstanding service to his country. He was a Fellow of the

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. Thom received honorary degrees from the

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and

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. 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

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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

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Medal for Excellence in Architecture, AIBC (Guildford Aquatic Centre, Surrey British Columbia) 2016 *

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Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Architecture, AIBC ( Surrey City Centre Public Library, Surrey British Columbia) 2013 * Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Winner 2012 *

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Gold Medal 2011 *

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Certificate of Merit, AIBC (

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Parkade) 2011 *

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Architectural Firm Award 2010 *

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Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Architecture, AIBC (

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, Richmond British Columbia) 2007 *Excellence on the Waterfront Awards – Top Honor, The Waterfront Center, Washington DC (The Trinity Uptown Plan, Fort Worth OK) 2005 *Merit Awards, Landscape Analysis & Planning, Boston Society of Landscape Architects (The Trinity Uptown Plan, Fort Worth OK) 2005 * Marche International des Professionels de l'Immobilier (

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, France) Special Jury Prize (Surrey Central City, Surrey, British Columbia) 2004 *

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Medal in Architecture, AIBC (Surrey Central City, Surrey British Columbia) 2004 *

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Innovation Award (Surrey Central City, Surrey BC) 2004 *CIP Award for Planning Excellence,

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(Conceptual Development Plan for the City Center of

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, China) 2001 *

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Medal, AIBC (Pacific Canada Pavilion,

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, Vancouver) 2000 *

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Innovation Award (Pacific Canada Pavilion,

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, Vancouver) 2000 *

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Medal, AIBC (

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, Vancouver BC) 1998 *USITT Merit Award, United States Institute for Theater Technology (

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, Vancouver BC) 1998 *Winner, Canadian National Selection (Canada Pavilion,

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, Spain) 1992 *

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Medal, AIBC (False Creek Yacht Club/Anderson's Restaurant, Vancouver) 1992 *Governor General Medal,

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(Point Grey Road Condominiums, Vancouver) 1990 *Governor General Medal,

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(False Creek Yacht Club/Anderson's Restaurant, Vancouver ) 1990 *Excellence on the Waterfront Award, The Waterfront Center, Washington DC (False Creek Yacht Club / Anderson's Restaurant, Vancouver) 1990

Publications

* Bing Thom Architects, ''Bing Thom Works'', Princeton Architectural Press, 2011Bing Thom Works - Princeton Architectural Press https://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781568989594 * Roan, Neill Archer, ''Scale + Timbre, The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts'', Black Dog Publishing, 2002 * Bing Thom Architects, ''Canada Pavilion: Expo '92 Seville, Spain'', Bing Thom Architects, Inc., 1992

References

External links

Bing Thom Architects web site

Bing Wing Thom
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Encyclopedia of Music in Canada ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; french: L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of Canadian Heritage. Available for ...

Bing Thom speaking on Vancouver's development at an SFU City Program lecture
(1 February 2008, mp3 link)
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Arena Stage, Washington DC

Surrey Central City

Simon Fraser University Surrey

Aberdeen Centre
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