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He was the subject of a major retrospective exhibition in 2013 and 2014, "Ron Thom and the Allied Arts" featuring a collection of photographs, drawings, letters and furniture that he designed for his buildings. The exhibition was shown in
British Columbia in 2013, at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto
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1968 (restoration completed by Altius Architecture in 2001)
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Canadian Architect Yearbook Award of Excellence 1974
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301:Ronald Thom and Paul Merrick (Co-designer)
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