Bing Thom

摘要

The canadian architect-whose name is synonymous with vancouverism in architecture and urban planning -discussses his studio and the features of the city that inspire him.Bing Thorn Architects is based in a former factory that manufactured rubber diving suits. Even in 1982, the year that Bing Thorn, AIA, built his studio, he was looking forward with plans for growth. "I wanted a space where I could move into other warehouse spaces cheaply," he says. And so he has done-leasing and expanding into adjacent warehouse spaces and houses and increasing his studio size 400 percent over three decades.