{"id":29097,"date":"2016-10-06T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=29097"},"modified":"2016-10-05T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T06:16:16","slug":"release-bing-thom-passing-raic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2016\/10\/06\/release-bing-thom-passing-raic\/","title":{"rendered":"Release – Bing Thom: In Passing (RAIC)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are\u00a0saddened to learn of the sudden\u00a0passing of\u00a0renowned Architect and\u00a0<\/span>RAIC Gold Medalist Bing Thom<\/a>, FRAIC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Thom\u00a0was in Hong Kong, his birthplace, when he died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm at the age of\u00a075. He was in Hong Kong to work on what he considered to be the high point of his career \u2013\u00a0 the\u00a0Xiqu Centre for performing arts \u2013\u00a0according to a statement from his wife Bonnie released\u00a0on the\u00a0bingthomarchitects.com<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n

\u201cBing Thom was an internationally recognized leader in our profession,\u201d said RAIC President Allan Teramura, FRAIC. \u201cHe was a mentor to many and a humane designer who believed in the importance of delight in architecture. His buildings are generous in their gift of public spaces, indoors and out. Bing leaves a legacy of buildings which bring grace to cities and campuses in Canada, the United States, and Hong Kong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barry Johns, FRAIC, Chancellor of the RAIC College of Fellows, called Mr. Thom \u201ca beloved paragon of our profession, whose work brilliantly and consistently crosses borders and transforms sites, cities and people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Thom received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1966 from the\u00a0University of British Columbia\u00a0and a Master of Architecture in 1970 from the\u00a0University of California, Berkeley.\u00a0In 1971, he moved to Tokyo to work for Japanese architect-urbanist\u00a0Fumihiko Maki. Returning to Canada in 1972, he joined\u00a0Arthur Erickson Architects as project director and oversaw projects such as\u00a0Roy Thomson Hall\u00a0in Toronto (1977) and the\u00a0Robson Square\u00a0Courthouse Complex in Vancouver (1973\u201379).<\/p>\n

In 1982, Mr. Thom launched his own practice. Today, the firm has offices in Vancouver, Washington and Hong Kong. \u00a0Bing Thom Architects\u00a0quickly developed a portfolio of projects noted both for design quality and innovative approaches to bringing projects to reality.<\/p>\n

In 1990, Bing Thom Architects received the Governor General\u2019s Medal in Architecture (Excellence) for Point Grey Road Condominiums and a Governor General\u2019s Award of Merit for the False Creek Yacht Club, both in Vancouver.\u00a0In 1994, Mr. Thom was named a Fellow of the RAIC\u2019s College of Fellows, an honour bestowed upon RAIC members in recognition of outstanding achievement. His citation noted that \u201cBing\u2019s exemplary design skills are well-known and he has won the profession\u2019s most prestigious awards. His work is always inventive, beautifully detailed and has a timeless quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2010, Mr. Thom and his firm were awarded the\u00a0RAIC\u2019s Architectural Firm of the Year\u00a0award, and in 2011, he was awarded the RAIC\u2019s highest honour \u2013 the RAIC Gold Medal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work of few practitioners fulfills the spirit and intent of the RAIC Gold Medal as Bing Thom\u2019s does,\u201d the Gold Medal jury wrote. \u201cIt is generally understood that the Gold Medal should recognize and honour a life\u2019s work: Work that is noteworthy, instructive, influential, and at its best extraordinary. Mr. Thom\u2019s work addresses all of these interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr.\u00a0Thom was also\u00a0a Member of the\u00a0Order of Canada,\u00a0and\u00a0a recipient of the\u00a0Golden Jubilee Medal\u00a0for outstanding service to his country.<\/p>\n

He will be deeply missed \u2013\u00a0not only\u00a0by the architectural community, but by the broader public \u2013\u00a0especially here in BC.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the RAIC Board and the Metro Vancouver Chapter,<\/p>\n

\u2013 <\/em>Jennifer Cutbill, MRAIC, Architect AIBC<\/em><\/p>\n

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