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Shadbolt, Douglas was born on April 18, 1925 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Edmund and Alice Mary Maude (Healy) Shadbolt.
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Ron Thom was an enigma in Canadian architecture. Best known in the West as a major influence in the development of the West Coast style of residential architecture, he is best known in the East as the master designer of innovative institutional architecture, including Massey College, Trent University, and the Toronto Zoo. In this biographical analysis of the architect and his work, set against the broader trends of postwar Canadian society, Douglas Shadbolt makes clear the major influences and personality traits which shaped Thom's development. Throughout, Shadbolt reveals how Thom's personal demons both impelled and inhibited his growth as an architect, and his ability to adapt and survive within the changing context of modern real estate development. Illustrated with more than 125 black-and-white photographs and drawings, Ron Thom gives proper credit to the work of one of Canada's most subtly influential postwar architects.
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Shadbolt, Douglas was born on April 18, 1925 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Edmund and Alice Mary Maude (Healy) Shadbolt.
B. Architect, University Oregon, 1957. D. England (honorary), Nova Scotia Technology College, 1969. D. England (honorary), Carleton University, 1982.
Architectural assistant, Montreal, Quebec, Canada architectural assistant, Ottawa, Ontario architectural assistant, Vancouver, B.C. architectural assistant, Victoria, B.C. architectural assistant, Seattle, Boston, 1942-1958; lecturer, U. Oregon, 1955-1957; assistant professor, McGill University, Montreal, 1958-1960; associate professor, McGill University, Montreal, 1960-1961; professor, founding director School Architecture, Nova Scoti Technology College, Halifax, Canada, 1961-1968; founding professor, director School Architecture, Carleton U., Ottawa, 1968-1977; director Architectural Research Group, Carleton U., Ottawa, 1977-1979; professor, director School Architecture,, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1979-1990; professor emeritus, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1990-1993; retired, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1993; writer, since 1993. Private practice consultant architect, since 1961.
( Ron Thom was an enigma in Canadian architecture. Best k...)
Fellow Royal Architectural Institute Canada (Gold medal 1992). Member Architectural Institute British Columbia.
Married Sidney Osborne Craig, June 29, 1960. Stepchildren: James Osborne Craig, Catherine Shand Craig.