Diamond and Schmitt Architects
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Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated [1] is located in Toronto, Ontario and was founded in 1975.
This architectural institution comprises 14 principals including: Jack Diamond and Donald Schmitt, 6 associates, sixty-six registered, graduate and student architects and a support staff of nineteen.
The firm is internationally acclaimed for their consistently well-designed buildings, especially academic buildings and performing arts centres. Diamond and Schmitt have received over 100 national and international design awards including the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Firm of the Year and recognition of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Building in Jerusalem as one of the world's 10 best in 2004 by Business Week and Architectural Record. The new Life Sciences Building at the University of British Columbia has recently achieved a USGBC LEED Gold certification - a signal achievement. They have also completed the design for the new Dalglish Atrium at Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario in Hamilton and Burlington.
[edit] Portfolio
Sporting a vast portfolio, these projects are only the few that are showcased on their website:
- OPG Engineering Building - University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa
- Computer Science and Engineering Building - University of Michigan
- Science and Business Buildings - University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa
- University of Guelph Humber Building - Humber College
- South Valley Academic Building - University of Western Ontario
- Student Center - York University, Toronto
- University College Master Plan - Oxford University
- St. Lawrence College - Kingston, Ontario
- Marion McCain Arts & Social Sciences Building - Dalhousie University, Halifax
- Jerusalem City Hall - Jerusalem
- Canadian Chancery - Prague
- CIBC Leadership Centre - King City, Ontario
- CIBC Electronic Banking Headquarters - Toronto
- Newcastle Town Hall - Newcastle, Ontario
- Shakespeare Theatre - Washington, D.C.
- Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts - Toronto
- Performing Arts Centre, The Country Day School - King City
- National Ballet School - Toronto
- Jackman Hall - University of Windsor
- Apotex Centre - Toronto
- Regent Park Community Health Centre - Toronto
- Cardinal Carter Wing at St. Michael's Hospital - Toronto
- George Hees wing at Sunnybrook Hospital - Toronto
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology Library - Oshawa
- Pierre Berton Resource Library - Vaughan, Ontario
- Gerstein Science Information Centre - Toronto
- Maria A. Shchuka District Branch Library - Toronto
- Richmond Hill Central Library, Ontario
- Cornwall Central Library, Ontario
- Ontario Science Centre - Toronto
- The Agnes Etherington Art Centre - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
- The Esplanade - Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Visitor Orientation Centre - Ottawa
- Cawthra Community Centre - Mississauga, Ontario
- Mary McCormick Recreation Centre
- The Memorial Pool and Community Centre - Toronto
- Metro Central YMCA - Toronto
- Salvation Army Harbour Light - Toronto
- Life Sciences Centre - University of British Columbia
- Cancer Research Institute - Queen's University
- Davenport Wing at the Lash Miller Chemistry Building - University of Toronto
- Earth Sciences Centre - University of Toronto
- School of Engineering and Computer Science - Hebrew University, Jerusalem
- National Wildlife Research Centre - Carleton University, Ottawa
- Francesco Bellini Life Sciences Building - McGill University, Montreal
- Bio Chemistry Engineering Building - University of British Columbia
- Student Residences - Queen's University
- Village Terrace - Toronto
- Village Gate - Toronto
- The Hudson - Toronto
- Alumbrera - Mustique
They have done the master plans for the Tel Aviv Market District, the East Bayfront Precinct in Toronto, and have undertaken the restoration of the Berkeley Castle in Toronto.
