Bing Thom

Bing Thom

Bing Wing Thom CM (Chinese: 譚秉榮; born 8 December 1940) is a Canadian architect.

Born in Hong Kong, he 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 was the architect of the Canada Pavilion at Expo '92 in Seville, Spain.

In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0011493 Bing Wing Thom] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
* [http://www.bingthomarchitects.com/ Bing Thom Architects web site]
* [http://www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_mp3.htm Bing Thom speaking on Vancouver's development at an SFU City Program lecture] (February 1, 2008, mp3 link)


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