In Passing Archive

Fred Hollingsworth Retired Architect AIBC wasn’t as famous as his contemporaries Arthur Erickson and Ron Thom. But he stood with them as one of the key architects in Vancouver’s west…  Read more

Henry Yorke Mann Architect AIBC, passed away on April 2, 2015.  He was surrounded by family and friends in his home the ‘Manndela,’ after experiencing a series of strokes in…  Read more

Joe Pincus, the very popular and much loved librarian at the UBC School of Architecture Reading Room from the late 1980’s to the mid 1990’s, passed away in Washington DC…  Read more

Vladimir Plavsic, formerly registered as an architect with the AIBC, passed away on October 22, 2014.  He was 84. He leaves behind his wife, four children, and some amazing stories.…  Read more

Catherine Chard Wisnicki, formerly registered as an architect with the AIBC and also an honourary member, passed away on October 21, 2014. Born in Winnipeg, in 1917, she was raised in…  Read more

Robert (Bob) F. Harrison, former Architect with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia, was born in North Vancouver on February 4, 1925 and passed away on September 8, 2014 at…  Read more

James Coverdale, a former associate of the AIBC, passed away on July 1, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. James passed on peacefully in the loving…  Read more

It is with great sadness that the AIBC acknowledges the recent passing of Bonnie K. Maples Retired Architect AIBC FRAIC. Bonnie was a tireless supporter of, and advocate for, the…  Read more

Stuart Ian Ashley Piets Retired Architect AIBC passed away on May 7, 2014.  Stuart passed away peacefully at Victoria Hospice after a courageous, nine year battle with cancer.  Stuart will be…  Read more

Egil Oddbjorn Lyngen passed away on April 7, 2014, a year after being diagnosed with ALS. Egil was born in V. Toten, Norway on October 8, 1946 and immigrated to…  Read more