Diamond Schmitt Architects is based in Toronto and Vancouver with a practice that is worldwide. With 18 Principals, 5 Senior Associates, 15 Associates and 143 architectural staff, the firm recently co...
Diamond Schmitt Architects is based in Toronto and Vancouver with a practice that is worldwide. With 18 Principals, 5 Senior Associates, 15 Associates and 143 architectural staff, the firm recently completed and is working on projects in Russia, Switzerland, the United States, the Caribbean and in major cities across Canada. The firm has achieved an international reputation for design excellence with unremitting attention to user needs and innovative and sustainable design solutions. An extensive portfolio includes academic buildings, libraries, performing arts centres, sports facilities, master plans, residential and commercial buildings. Equally extensive is work completed for the healthcare sector, with life science facilities, research laboratories and hospitals. Diamond Schmitt is on the leading edge in responsible environmental design and is committed to reducing energy consumption and the ecological impact of architecture. Our certified LEED projects include 3 Platinum, 22 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Certified LEED NC (New Construction) and 1 LEED Gold CI (Commercial Interiors) with two dozen more pursuing LEED certification. The design work of the office has received over 280 national and international awards. Among these are seven Governor General's awards for architecture and design awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).