Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners

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Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners
Company type
Private company
IndustryArchitecture
FoundedSharp and Thompson, 1908 - 1990
FounderG.L.T. Sharp, Charles J. Thompson
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Number of employees
20-50

Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners is an

Ron Thom
.

Early work was inspired by medieval and classical architecture which included residential, commercial, and institutional, especially several buildings on the University of British Columbia Campus.[3]

Proposed plan of the University of British Columbia from 1914

The firm became known for winning the 1913 international competition for the

UBC Point Grey Campus master plan as well as becoming the university's official architecture firm.[4]

Robert A.D. Berwick and Charles Edward Pratt later joined the firm in 1937, which switched the firm's style to

European modernism
.

The firm helped several successful Canadian Architects, including

Ron Thom
embark on their careers. It closed in 1990.

References

  1. ^ "Thompson, Berwick, Pratt and Partners". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  2. ^ Koepke, Melora (September 2009). "Almost Grown". The Walrus. Toronto, Ontario: The Walrus Foundation. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  3. ^ Carroll, Bellyk, Ann, Jayne (1989). Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners fonds (PDF). University of British Columbia. Retrieved November 17, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners fonds, 1908-1968". Canadian Architectural Archives. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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