Jack Diamond (architect)
A.J. "Jack" Diamond, OC, O.Ont (born November 8, 1932) is a Canadian architect.
Born in Piet Retief, South Africa, he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Cape Town in 1956. He received a Master of Arts degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University in 1958. He received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1962 where he studied with Louis Kahn.
In 1964, he emigrated to Canada to become the founding director of the Master of Architecture program at the University of Toronto, a position he held until 1970. In 1975, he established his own firm, today called Diamond and Schmitt Architects.
In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[1] In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.[2]
Buildings of Note
- 1978: Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 1981: Central YMCA Toronto
- 1986: Newcastle Town Hall
- 1988: Jerusalem City Hall, Israel[3]
- 1988: York University Student Centre, Toronto, Ontario Canada
- 1989: Richmond Hill Library, Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada
- 1995: Baycrest Retirement Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2001: Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
- 2006: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario Canada[4]
- 2007: Harman Center for the Arts, Washington D.C., USA
- 2008: Southbrook Vineyards Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Work in progress
- Corus Quay Building, Toronto, Ontario Canada[5]
- Black Sea Residential Resorts, Obzor, Bulgaria (with Urbiarch, Obzor)
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Bridgepoint Health Chronic Long Term Health Care Complex, Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Women's College Hospital Master Plan, Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- L’Addresse symphonique (concert hall for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Montreal, Quebec, Canada (with SNC Lavalin and Aedifica, Montreal)
- The Mariinsky Theatre New Opera, St. Petersburg, Russia
Publications
- 1996: Works: The Architecture of A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company, 1968-1994[6]
- 2007: “Urban Form, Transportation and Sustainability.” Ideas that Matter, July 30
- 2007: “Sprawl is our ‘Inconvenient Truth’.” The Globe and Mail, May 18
- 2008: Insight and On Site, The Architecture of Diamond and Schmitt.[7][8]
External links
References
- ^ Order of Canada
- ^ Order of Ontario Appointees
- ^ “Jerusalem City Hall Square.” Canadian Architect 35(7), July 1990: 18-23.
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony. “A Brand New ‘Ring’ in a Brand New Space.” The New York Times, September 14, 2006
- ^ *Revitalization of Toronto’s waterfront." World Architecture News June 19, 2007
- ^ Diamond, A.J. , Donald Schmit. " Works: The Architecture of A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company, 1968-1995" Halifax: Tuns Press, 1996
- ^ Diamond, A.J., Donald Schmitt, and Don Gilmour. “Insight and On Site. The Architecture of Diamond and Schmitt.” Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2008
- ^ Canadian Architect Review
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