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Bing Wing Thom, (Chinese: 譚秉榮; born 8 December 1940) is a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his family in 1950.〔The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0011493〕 Despite the coincidence of their family names, he is not related to the Canadian architect Ron Thom. ==Career== Thom 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.〔Vancouverism website. http://www.vancouverism.ca/exhibition/bing_thom/〕 He moved to Tokyo in 1971 to work for Japanese architect-urbanist Fumihiko Maki. Returning to Canada in 1972, he joined Arthur Erickson Architects as project director and oversaw projects such as Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto (1977), the Robson Square Courthouse Complex in Vancouver (1973–79) and the Air Defence Ministry Building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In 1981, Thom established his own architecture firm, Vancouver-based Bing Thom Architects.〔The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0011493〕 In 1995, Thom was made a Member of the Order of Canada and he is a recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to his country. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Thom is the recipient of honorary degrees from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. In 2010, Thom and his firm were awarded the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Architectural Firm of the Year award.〔Royal Architectural Institute of Canada website http://www.raic.org/honours_and_awards/awards_firm/2010recipient_e.htm〕 and in 2011 he was awarded the RAIC's highest honour, the RAIC Gold Medal 〔Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal — 2011 Recipient http://www.raic.org/honours_and_awards/honours_gold_medal/2011/medalist_e.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bing Thom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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