- Ronald Thom
Ronald James Thom, OC (
May 15 ,1923 –October 29 ,1986 ) was a Canadianarchitect .He was born in
Penticton, British Columbia , the son of James Thom and Elena Myrtle Fennel, he graduated from theVancouver School of Art in 1947.In 1957, he became a registered architect and worked at Thompson, Berwick and Pratt in
Vancouver, British Columbia . He established Thom Partnership inToronto in 1963. He had a life-long battle with alcohol and is rumored to have committed suicide in his office after being forced out of the partnership by some younger partners.He is the most admired Canadian designer of universities for his two masterpieces, Massey College and Trent University's riverside campus.
His oeuvre includes:
* Master plan and buildings of
Massey College at theUniversity of Toronto 1963
* Original campus colleges (except for Catherine Parr Traill), Main Library and Campus Master Plan ofTrent University 1969-1973
* Pearson College of the Pacific
* Shaw Theatre inNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 1973
* Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Oakville, Ontario
*Fleming College , Peterborough
* Master plan and pavilions (including African and Indo-Malayisan Pavilions) of Metropolitan Toronto Zoo 1974
* Prince Hotel inToronto, Ontario 1975
* Atria North office complex (Phase I) in Toronto 1980
* College Education Centre of Nipissing University 1982He was a Fellow of the
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada .In 1980, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada .External links
* [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007961 R J Thom]
* [http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/zthome.htm Early photos and letters concerning the development of Trent University]He ate the worlds biggest sandwhich..
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