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Forrest–Baker House: A modernist icon worth saving

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Date : December 31, 2019

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For the client, an engineer turned developer, "a s

For the client, an engineer turned developer, "a series of inverted A-frame forms that buttress a cantilevered upper deck jutting over the shore." [1]
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Narod House, 1974
Vancouver, British Columbia⁠
Designed by Ron Thom

[1] Weder, A. (2022). Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist. Greystone Books.⁠⁠⁠

Link in bio for a selection of Ron Thom's projects⁠
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FLW's persuasion. __⁠ Fells House, 1958 West Van

FLW's persuasion.
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Fells House, 1958
West Vancouver, British Columbia⁠
Designed by Ron Thom
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Link in bio for a selection of Ron Thom's projects⁠
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On an hexagonal grid. __⁠ Dawson–Purdie House

On an hexagonal grid.
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Dawson–Purdie House, 1957
West Vancouver, British Columbia⁠
Designed by Ron Thom
(Thompson Berwick Pratt) ⁠
Demolished, 2021
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Link in bio for a selection of Ron Thom's projects⁠
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Rhythm in motion.⁠ __⁠ Forrest–Baker House,

Rhythm in motion.⁠
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Forrest–Baker House, 1963⁠
West Vancouver, British Columbia⁠
Designed by Ron Thom with Dick Mann⁠
(Thompson Berwick Pratt) ⁠
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Link in bio for a selection of Ron Thom's projects⁠
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In marking the launch of Ron Thom, Architect: The

In marking the launch of Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist, by Adele Weder, we look at a handful of Ron Thom's projects in the Vancouver area, beginning with arguably one of his most important local works. ⁠Credited with designing hundreds of projects across Canada, this is but only a small sampling.⁠
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"The most gracefully handsome office building erected anywhere." – The Times of London [1]⁠
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B.C. Electric Building, 1957⁠
Vancouver, British Columbia⁠
Designed by Ron Thom, C.E. Ned Pratt⁠
(Thompson Berwick Pratt) ⁠
Tile Mosaics by B.C. Binning⁠
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[1] Weder, A. (2022). Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist. Greystone Books.⁠
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Link in bio for a selection of Ron Thom's projects⁠
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#westcoastmodern #westcoastmodernarchitecture #westcoastmodernism #micenturymodern #modern #architecture #modernarchitecture #midcenturyhouses #iconichouses #vancouvermodern #vancouverarchitecture #vanarch #canadianarchitecture #canadianarchitect #organicarchitecture #bcelectricbuilding #pnwarchitecture #artarchitecture #woodhouses #ronthom #ronthomarchitect #archilovers #franklloydwright #richardneutra #architecturebooks #readinglist #architectureread #adeleweder #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

The launch of Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a C

The launch of Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist with author Adele Weder, last night, in front of a full house @informinteriors with @ubcsala. We are so proud of what Adele has accomplished in this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, it is not only a fulsome illustration of the life of one of Canada's most important architects, and how those personal experiences and influences shaped his architecture, but it is one of the most intimate recountings of the movement that forever changed the face of modernism in British Columbia.

Congratulations Adele!
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Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist
Written by Adele Weder
Published by Greystone Books

Added to the League's "Resources," see link in bio for more information.
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