incorporated company industry architecture founder a.j diamond donald schmitt headquarters toronto ontario canada services architecture urban design master planning number of employees 137 slogan foundation 1975 website www.dsai.ca diamond schmitt architects is an architectural firm founded in 1975 and located in toronto ontario canada . the firm currently employs 137 people . contents 1 history 2 architects 3 selected projects 4 work in progress 5 awards 5.1 canadian governor general s awards for architecture 5.2 ontario architect s association awards 5.3 businessweek architectural record awards 6 external links 7 references history edit born in south africa jack diamond arrived in canada in 1964 as founding director of the university of toronto s master of architecture program . from 1968 1975 he was principal in the firm of diamond and myers . in 1975 he established a.j. diamond architects which by 1989 had evolved into the partnership of a.j. diamond donald schmitt and company . 1 canadian born architect donald schmitt studied architecture at the university of toronto and has been in practice with jack diamond since 1978 . jack diamond and donald schmitt are the founding principals of diamond schmitt architects incorporated . 2 architects edit in addition to the founding principals jack diamond and donald schmitt there are 16 principals 3 senior associates 13 associates 92 registered graduate and student architects ; and a support staff of 20 . principals sydney browne gregory colucci martin davidson david dow robert graham john featherstone helen kabriel michael leckman matthew lella jarle lovlin gary mccluskie birgit siber matthew smith jon soules mike szabo and michael treacy . senior associates duncan higgins ana maria llanos peggy theodore . associates walton chan leonardo de melo branka gazibara dan klink sarah low michael lukasik jennifer mallard dale mcdowell jessica shifman joseph troppmann antra roze sybil wa and gary watson . selected projects edit since the practice was founded in 1975 the firm has completed a wide variety of projects worldwide that include 1980 betty oliphant theatre the national ballet school of canada toronto ontario canada 3 1981 metro central ymca toronto ontario 1983 berkeley castle renovation 19th century complex of industrial buildings ; former offices of diamond and schmitt toronto ontario 1990 the jerusalem city hall jerusalem israel with kolker kolker and epstein architects jerusalem 1994 university of toronto earth sciences centre toronto ontario 1994 richmond hill central library richmond hill ontario canada 1996 york university student centre toronto ontario canada 2000 apotex centre jewish home for the aged baycrest centre toronto ontario 2001 davenport chemistry research wing lash miller laboratories university of toronto toronto ontario 2001 st. michael s hospital cardinal carter wing toronto ontario canada 2002 canadian chancery prague czech republic with aukett fitzroy robinson architects prague 2002 bahen centre for information technology university of toronto ontario 2002 los alamos civic center los alamos new mexico usa 2003 max m. fisher music center home of the detroit symphony orchestra detroit michigan usa 2003 the jewish community centre in manhattan new york city new york usa 2003 cancer research institute queen s university kingston ontario canada 2003 alumbrera house mustique the grenadines 2003 gerstein science information centre master plan and renovations university of toronto toronto ontario 2003 queen s university residences leggett hall watts hall leonard hall kingston ontario canada with shoalts and zaback architects kingston 2004 the israeli ministry of foreign affairs jerusalem israel with kolker kolker epstein architects jerusalem 2004 pierre berton resource library vaughan ontario canada 2004 university of british columbia life sciences centre vancouver b.c. canada 2005 the banff centre campus master plan and implementation banff alberta canada 2005 the esplanade medicine hat performing arts and heritage centre medicine hat alberta canada 2005 ontario science centre weston family innovation centre toronto ontario 2005 computer science and engineering building university of michigan ann arbor michigan usa 2005 university of guelph humber academic building toronto ontario 2006 varsity centre for physical activity and health university of toronto toronto ontario 2006 garter lane arts centre waterford city ireland 4 2006 four seasons centre for performing arts toronto ontario 2006 mcgill university master plan montreal quebec canada 2006 university of windsor medical education building windsor ontario canada 2007 banff centre sally borden building banff alberta canada 2007 mcgill university life sciences complex montreal quebec canada 2007 harman center for the arts shakespeare theatre washington d.c. usa 2008 life sciences centre mcgill university montreal quebec canada with provencher roy associ s montreal 2008 southbrook vineyards niagara on the lake ontario 2008 cambridge city hall cambridge ontario 2008 grand theatre renovation kingston ontario 2008 lakefield college school recreation centre lakefield ontario canada 2009 university of ontario institute of technology master plan and academic buildings oshawa ontario 2009 camilla and peter dalglish atrium at the royal botanical gardens burlington ontario 2009 richmond hill centre for the performing arts richmond hill ontario 2010 charles & myrtle walker novi public library novi michigan usa 2010 evergreen brick works centre for sustainability don valley brick works toronto ontario canada 5 2010 santa fe community college health and sciences building santa fe new mexico usa with studio southwest architects albuquerque n.m. 2010 tedco s corus entertainment building corus quay toronto ontario canada 2011 centennial college library and academic building progress campus scarborough ontario canada 2011 university of toronto scarborough instructional centre toronto ontario canada 2011 montreal symphony house montreal quebec canada joint venture with snc lavalin and aedifica architects montreal 6 2011 integrated sciences building drexel university philadelphia pa usa with h2l2 architects philadelphia 2011 queen s university school of medicine kingston ontario canada with shoalts and zaback architects kingston 2011 burlington performing arts centre burlington ontario 2011 university of british columbia faculty of law building vancouver british columbia 2011 algonquin college centre for construction excellence ottawa ontario canada 2011 ryerson image centre ryerson university toronto ontario canada 2012 university of ottawa vanier hall academic building ottawa ontario canada 2013 the mariinsky theatre new opera st. petersburg russia 2013 hospital for sick children research building toronto ontario canada 2013 bridgepoint health chronic long term care complex toronto ontario 2013 regent park residential tower toronto ontario canada 2014 old main academic building at the thompson rivers university kamloops british columbia canada 2014 lunenburg county lifestyle centre bridgewater nova scotia canada 2015 firstontario performing arts centre st. catharines ontario canada 2015 marilyn i. walker school of fine and performing arts brock university st. catharines ontario canada work in progress edit robarts library revitalization university of toronto ontario canada obzor luxury beach & spa black sea residential resorts obzor bulgaria with urbiarch obzor 250 delaware avenue mixed use high rise in buffalo new york . peel memorial centre for integrated health and wellness brampton ontario canada emily carr university of art design vancouver british columbia canada awards edit diamond 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 . 7 canadian governor general s awards for architecture edit village terrace toronto ontario 1985 8 citadel theatre edmonton alberta 1986 8 metro toronto ymca toronto ontario 1986 8 earth sciences centre university of toronto toronto ontario 1994 8 richmond hill central library richmond hill ontario 1994 8 york university student centre toronto ontario 1996 8 bridgepoint hospital toronto ontario 2016 8 ontario architect s association awards edit 2007 four seasons centre for the performing arts 9 businessweek architectural record awards edit 2004 israeli ministry of foreign affairs jerusalem israel 10 2007 the four seasons center for the performing arts toronto ontario canada 11 2008 shakespeare theatre at the harman center for the arts washington d.c. usa 12 external links edit official website industry canada profile references edit abel joseph jack diamond at the canadian encyclopedia robinson john . architecture for the people . toronto star 26 april 1987 betty oliphant theatre ... national ballet of canada new order of the garter . irish times 4 november 2006 an ever changing face at the brick works . world architecture news 23 november 2007 diamond and schmitt architects to design new 2 100 seat concert hall for the montreal symphony orchestra . canadian architect 2 july . 2009 canada s 50 best managed companies a b c d e f g governor general s medals recipients ontario architects association awards listing architectural record awards 2004 architectural record awards 2007 architectural record awards 2008 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title diamond schmitt architects & oldid 733572869 categories architecture firms of canadacompanies based in toronto1975 establishments in ontariohidden categories use canadian english from january 2013all wikipedia articles written in canadian englishuse dmy dates from january 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate 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