Prominent Vancouver architect Bing Thom has died of a brain aneurysm, according to a statement posted on his firm's website this morning. He was 75 years old.
Thom was on a trip to Hong Kong when he passed away Tuesday afternoon, according to the statement issued by his firm this morning, His wife, Bonnie Thom, who shared his life for over 50 years, was by his side, said the statement.
Thom was born in Hong Kong, studied architecture at UBC and UC Berkeley and worked in the offices of Fumihiko Maki and Arthur Erickson before opening his own firm in Vancouver.
Some of his local projects include the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC, Central City Surrey, Sunset Community Centre, Surrey City Centre Library and the Guildford Aquatic Centre.
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Vancouver architect Bing Thom dead at age 75
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