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Vancouverism, Bing Thom, and the Future

Monday, August 25th, 2008

When a city’s style becomes a noun you know you’re on to something good (or something truly, truly awful).  In this excellent Vancouver Courier article one of our most celebrated architects, Bing Thom, discusses the future of Vancouver and presses for the younger members of our society to speak up.  Definitely worth your time if [...]

Vancouverism on Display in London

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

From the CBC: London is to get a dose of Vancouverism as an exhibition dedicated to the B.C. city’s unique architecture opens at the Festival of Architecture on Tuesday. Vancouverism — West Coast Architecture and City Building celebrates the work of Arthur Erickson, the Canadian architect known for his modernist structures, and his accolytes. Vancouverism [...]

889 Homer

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

In 1992 Bing Thom, the celebrated local architect, put his mark on Vancouver’s skyline with the design of 889 Homer. Containing 58 suites on 26 floors, and no more than three suites per floor this building has become one of the most sought after towers in the city. A look through some of the pictures [...]

Bing Thom to Receive Honorary Degree from UBC

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

I’ve never been one to much care for honorary degrees as they seem more often a showpiece/press event for the university than for the person they are bestowing the degree on. Not the case with Bing Thom, though. Here is a man, a giant of the architectural world, who has had a big hand in [...]