Bing Thom

Bing Thom
Born(1940-12-08)8 December 1940
Hong Kong
Died4 October 2016(2016-10-04) (aged 75)
Hong Kong
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
OccupationArchitect
AwardsOrder of Canada
Central City plaza and forecourt in Surrey, British Columbia
Central City mixed-use development in Surrey, British Columbia, opened 2003
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC in Vancouver, British Columbia
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts – Concert Hall in Vancouver, British Columbia
Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, British Columbia
Sunset Community Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia
Model of Arena stage Theatre Expansion in Washington, D.C.

Bing Wing Thom, CM (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.[1] His paternal grandfather originally immigrated to Vancouver in the 1890s and his father was born in New Westminster before moving to Hong Kong after being unable to practice as a pharmacist in Canada.[2]

  1. ^ Bing Wing Thom at "Encyclopedia of Music in Canada", retrieved 1 September 2019
  2. ^ Renowned Vancouver architect Bing Thom has died