Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners

Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners
Private company
Industry Architecture
Founded Sharp and Thompson, 1908 - 1990
Founder G.L.T. Sharp, Charles J. Thompson
Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Number of employees
20-50

Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners is an architectural firm that was founded in 1908[1] as Sharp and Thompson. The firm played a substantial role in Vancouver and Canadian Architecture and began as a birthplace for several famous Canadian architects such as Barry Downs, Paul Merrick,[2] Arthur Erickson, and 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]

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 the stylings of European modernism.

The firm has helped several successful Canadian Architects, including Barry Downs, Paul Merrick, Arthur Erickson, and Ron Thom embark on their careers up till the firms closing 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.
  4. "Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners fonds, 1908-1968". Canadian Architectural Archives. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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