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Revery Architecture's new Butterfly Tower appears on the Vancouver skyline

2024-12-12T10:56:00-05:00

Revery Architecture has shared renderings of the soon-to-open Butterfly Tower and First Baptist Church in Vancouver.

This more than 600,000-square-foot project encompasses a new 57-story luxury residential component and the rehabilitation of a historic church dating from 1911 on its downtown site.

Image credit: Hayes Davidson

The firm and client Westbank say they have been targeting a LEED Gold certification for their effort. The design’s sculptural facade affects a cloud-like impression against its urban backdrop in order to lend the development a light and ephemeral quality.

Image credit: Hayes Davidson

Perhaps the most exciting component is its all-season indoor lap pool, which is placed between the podium's roof and the tower’s main amenity suite. A galleria serves to visually connect the tower with the church beginning at the street level. The social housing building also evinces the "same spirit of community connectivity, participation, and stewards...

Bing Thom Architects renamed as Revery Architecture

2017-12-26T13:12:00-05:00

“The new name, Revery Architecture, reflects the firm’s enduring vision to strive for exceptional design, whilst paying homage to Bing who instilled in us all the courage to dream big.”

Following the sudden passing of founder Bing Thom last year, the esteemed Canadian architect's namesake firm has been going through some big changes. On December 18, the firm officially rebranded themselves as Revery Architecture.

The firm wrote in a statement:

“The studio has gone through many transformations over its 35-year history. Some changes have been subtle while others more pronounced, but all share the same objective of strengthening our core values and the passion we have for design excellence. With the passing of our firm’s founder Bing Thom in 2016, the past year has been one of necessary evolution and transformation at the firm. The new name, Revery Architecture, reflects the firm’s enduring vision to strive for exceptional design, whilst paying homage to Bing who instilled in us all the courage to dream big...”

Their Vancouver and Hong Kong offices already have a busy 2018 in tow, including the opening of two new educational buildings, the start of construction of Van...

Bing Thom dies at age 75

2016-10-04T16:58:00-04:00

Bing Thom, the lauded Canadian architect, died of a brain aneurysm at age 75 while on a trip to Hong Kong, the city of his birth.

Thom was one of Canada's most admired architects. He was awarded the Order of Canada, the Golden Jubilee Medal, the RAIC Medal, the Margolese Prize, as well as honorary degrees from Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.

Thom studied architecture at the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley. He worked for Arthur Erickson and Fumihiko Maki before opening his own firm in 1981, Bing Thom Architects.

Some of the most notable projects by Bing Thom Architects are the Central City plaza, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the Aberdeen Centre, and the Sunset Community Centre—all in British Columbia, where Thom lived and worked. Bing Thom Architects also built in the United States, China, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

“Bing believed architecture transcends the building, to shine its light onto its sur...

Three teams shortlisted for Emily Carr University's new campus in Vancouver

2013-07-15T13:42:00-04:00

Eight national and international proponent teams responded to the RFQ. Following evaluation, three teams were shortlisted: Vancouver-based Bing Thom Architects, Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt Architects (with Vancouver’s Chernoff Thompson Architects), and Toronto-based Zeidler Partnership Architects (with B+H Architects, a firm with an office in Vancouver).

Read more about the Emily Carr Great Northern Way Campus here.

Bing Thom & Ronald Lu Chosen to Design Xiqu Centre at West Kowloon Cultural District

2012-12-10T14:16:00-05:00

The two Hong Kong-born architects, Bing Thom in Vancouver and Ronald Lu of Hong Kong, were announced today as the collaborating lead architects on the architectural design of the Xiqu (Chinese opera) Centre, one of the landmark cultural venues for the West Kowloon Cultural District, scheduled for commissioning in 2016