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Diamond Schmitt Architects is a Canadian architectural firm founded in 1975. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by architects Jack Diamond and Donald Schmitt.[1]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founders | Jack Diamond Donald Schmitt |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Services | Architecture, Urban Design, Master Planning |
| Website | www.dsai.ca |
History
editDiamond was the founding director of the University of Toronto's Master of Architecture program. Diamond worked closely with Barton Myers, an American and Canadian architect, and is currently[as of?] the president of Barton Myers Associates Inc. Myers established his own practice with Diamond in Toronto in 1968. Starting this year, the architects founded their new firm Diamond and Myers. The two eventually split in 1975. Diamond Schmitt Architecture would not officially begin until 1974 when Jack Diamond established his own firm, A.J Diamond Architects.
It was around this time that the partnership between Jack Diamond and Donald Schmitt began. Schmitt studied architecture at the University of Toronto where Diamond had worked, continuing his education until 1978. After thirteen years of A.J. Diamond Architects, in 1989, the firm had developed further when Jack Diamond partnered with Schmitt.[2]
Founding
editAbel Joseph "Jack" Diamond was born in 1932 in South Africa, and had arrived in Canada in 1964, the same year he started working for the University of Toronto. In 1970, Diamond had begun renovating a ceramics manufacturing plant, and adding living spaces on one of the floors.[3] Five years later, Diamond established his company A.J Diamond architects, and three years later he would form his partnership with Donald Schmitt and Company.
Donald Schmitt was born 1951 in South Porcupine, a small mining town in northern Ontario. He went to high school at the University of Toronto Schools (UTS) and studied afterwards at the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture.
Apart from the firm's founding principals, there are also 19 other principals, 12 senior associates, 37 associates, 8 directors, 129 registered graduates and student architects, and a support staff of 43.[4]
Work in progress
edit- Ādisōke, the new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint facility, Ottawa, Ontario[5]
- Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick[6]
- Clinical Support and Research Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia[7]
- Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario[8]
- New Brunswick Museum, St. John, New Brunswick[9]
- Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health at the University of Toronto - Scarborough Campus, Scarborough, Ontario[10]
- School of Medicine at Toronto Metropolitan University, Brampton, Ontario[11]
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine's new James and Louise Temerty Building at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario[12]
- The New Vic at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec[13]
- York University's Markham Campus, Markham, Ontario[14]
Awards
editDiamond Schmitt Architects has received numerous regional, national and international awards for excellence in design. The firm was recognized in 2009 by Deloitte LLP, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, KPMG, and the Queen's University School of Business as being one of the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada.[15]
Canadian Governor General's Awards for Architecture
edit- Village Terrace, Toronto, Ontario, 1985[16]
- Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, 1986[16]
- Metro Toronto YMCA, Toronto, Ontario, 1986[16]
- Earth Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1994[16]
- Richmond Hill Central Library, Richmond Hill, Ontario, 1994[16]
- York University Student Centre, Toronto, Ontario, 1996[16]
- Bridgepoint Hospital, Toronto, Ontario 2016[16]
Ontario Architect's Association Awards
edit- 2024: David Geffen Hall[17]
- 2022: Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences[18]
- 2020: Senate of Canada Building in joint Venture with KWC Architects Inc[19]
- 2007: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts[19]
BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Robinson, John. "Architecture for the People." Toronto Star, 26 April 1987.
- ^ "Abel Joseph "Jack" Diamond". The Canadian Encyclopedia.[dead link]
- ^ "A drink with architect Jack Diamond". Toronto Star. 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Studio". Diamond Schmitt Architects.
- ^ "New Ādisōke public library in Ottawa tops out". 24 November 2023.
- ^ https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/news/2021/12/government-of-canada-awards-contracts-for-design-and-construction-of-atlantic-science-enterprise-centre-providing-opportunities-for-indigenous-busi.html [bare URL]
- ^ McPherson, David (16 April 2024). "Sky bridge to connect new state-of-the-art research facility to Vancouver's St. Paul's hospital". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Humber, Larry (2 March 2023). "Art Gallery of Ontario reveals designs for new $73m modern and contemporary art wing". The Art Newspaper.
- ^ Roche, Daniel Jonas (25 March 2024). "Diamond Schmitt unveils New Brunswick Museum design in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada". The Architect's Newspaper.
- ^ McPherson, David (21 November 2023). "New University of Toronto medical school to address shortage of health care professionals in Scarborough". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Immen, Wallace (21 May 2024). "Transforming a brutalist building into a state-of-the-art medical school". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Architects selected by University of Toronto for James and Louise Temerty Building". Canadian Architect. 19 July 2023.
- ^ Jeanfrancois, Moses (30 January 2024). "New Vic, New Life: Diamond Schmitt shares design for McGill University's sustainable expansion at The New Vic". The Architect's Newspaper.
- ^ "Diamond Schmitt designs new campus for York University". Canadian Architect. 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Governor General's Medals Recipients". Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Ontario Association of Architects Reveals 2024 Design Excellence Awards Winners". Canadian Architect. 5 April 2024.
- ^ "OAA Reveals Design Excellence and Service Award Winners". Canadian Architect. 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Past OAA Award Winners". Ontario Association of Architects.
- ^ "BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards 2004". Architectural Record. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
- ^ "BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards 2007". Architectural Record. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
- ^ "BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards 2008". Architectural Record. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008.