Architects + Architecture

Hariri Pontarini Architects, LMN Architects, Tawaw Architecture Collective, Smoke Architecture, and SLA have recently been announced as the winning design team for of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Design competition. The winning…

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and its architectural partners Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects and Two Row Architect, have revealed designs for the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery, the museum’s expansion project.…

Richard Lyle Stevens, former Practice Lead, Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC - IRAC), and dedicated visionary in transit architecture design, has passed away. Richard Stevens was one of the first Architects in…

A mixed-use supertall tower designed by Herzog & de Meuron is set to rise above the northwest corner of Bloor and Bay Streets in Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood. The glass-encased, ultra-slender 87-storey skyscraper will be the first…

The design for the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility by Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects has been revealed. The facility will be a city-wide resource that offers all Canadians access to a…

Donald Schmitt is Principal of Diamond Schmitt Architects.On Monday, Lincoln Center announced that my firm, Diamond Schmitt, would lead the transformation of its David Geffen Hall, the home of the New York Philharmonic symphony…

KPMB Architects, along with the United Way, Norm Li Studio and TAXI, are bringing attention to the size and scale of poverty in Toronto by imagining a tower to house the 116,000+ individuals and families in need. If it were real, “The…

On Monday, October 7, the 2019 World Architecture Day will take place with events and initiatives — focused on a “Housing for All” theme — occurring around the globe.The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) traditionally celebrates…