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A.J. DIAMOND
Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated

Born in South Africa, Jack Diamond received his Bachelor of Architecture degree, with Distinction, at the University of Capetown. There he received the Thornton White Prize for design, an Italian State Bursary and the Marley Scholarship. At Oxford University he received a Masters Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, where he also earned a rugby blue. His graduate degree, a Master of Architecture, was received at the University of Pennsylvania where he was also awarded the Graham Foundation Scholarship.

After teaching architecture at the University of Pennsylvania with the rank of assistant professor, and working in the office of Louis Kahn, he emigrated to Canada to inaugurate and run the Master of Architecture degree program at the University of Toronto from 1964-1970.

Jack Diamond has held the rank of full professor at York University and the University of Texas. He has taught, as a visiting critic, at many universities including Harvard, Princeton and University of California, Berkeley. In 1995 he was appointed Commissioner of the Greater Toronto Area Planning Task force and in 1996 he was appointed to the Graham Chair in Architecture, University of Pennsylvania.

Since 1965 he has been a practicing architect in Toronto, with a practice that extends across Canada, the U.S.A., Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He and his firm have won many regional, national and international awards in design, such as the Credit Foncier Prix and six Governor General's awards.

In 1989, he was the recipient of the Toronto Arts Award for Design and Architecture. In 1994, he was named an Honourary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. In 1995 he received a Doctor of Engineering Degree (Honoris Causa) from Daltech, Nova Scotia, and in 1997 the Order of Ontario was conferred on him.

In 1996, Jack Diamond was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, and in 2001 he received the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada Gold Medal. These are respectively the highest civilian and professional honours a Canadian can receive.

In addition to the Sidney Harman Hall, Jack Diamond and his firm are currently constructing the Canadian Opera Company's new Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto; a performing arts centre, museum and art gallery in Medicine Hat, Alberta; life sciences buildings for the University of British Columbia and McGill University; and a school of engineering and computer science in Jerusalem. Among the recently completed projects are the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem, the Victoria Wing at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and the Canadian Embassy in Prague.


DIAMOND AND SCHMITT ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED

Established in 1975, the 112-person firm is comprised of fourteen principals, 82 registered architects/university graduates, two urban planners and a support staff of fifteen.

The services of the firm include programming, architecture, urban planning and building conservation.

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated has achieved both popular and critical acclaim. Popular success has been achieved by unremitting attention to user needs and aspirations. Critical recognition has been achieved through commitment to design from first principals and by an unrelenting search for exceptional results.

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated has received national and international design recognition. To date, the firm has received over 90 design awards, including six Governor General's awards for architecture.

The firm has undertaken projects in Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, France, Israel, Malaysia, The People's Republic of China, the United States of America and West Indies.

Performing Arts Projects
o Four Seasons Performing Arts Centre, Canadian Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
o Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit, Michigan
o National Arts Centre Theatre reconfiguration, Ottawa, Ontario
o The Esplanade: Performing Arts and Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta
o Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, Ontario
o Salvation Square Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
o Jackman Hall, Drama Education Building, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
o Oliphant Theatre, National Ballet School, Toronto, Ontario
o Imperial Theatre, Saint John, New Brunswick
o Royal Opera House Competition, Covent Gardens, UK
o Canadian Stage Company, Toronto, Ontario
o Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta

Other Projects
o Israeli Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem, Israel
o Canadian Chancery, Prague, Czech Republic
o The JCC in Manhattan, New York, New York
o Computer Science and Engineering Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
o Richmond Hill Central Library, Richmond Hill, Ontario
o School of Computer Science and Engineering, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
o Student Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario
o Life Sciences Building, University of British Columbia, British Columbia
o Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
o Marion McCain Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax
o Jerusalem City Hall, Israel