{{short description|Canadian architect (born 1951)}} {{BLP primary sources|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox architect |name= Donald Schmitt |image= |caption= |birth_date= 1951 |birth_place= South Porcupine, Ontario |death_date= |death_place= | alma_mater =University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture |practice= A.J Diamond; Diamond Schmitt Architects Incorporated |significant_buildings= |significant_projects= |significant_design= |awards= }} '''Donald Schmitt''' (born 1951) is a Canadian architect.<ref name="star">Robinson, John. "Architecture for the People." Toronto Star, April 26, 1987</ref>
Born in 1951 in South Porcupine, a mining town in northern Ontario, he went to high school at the University of Toronto Schools (UTS) and studied afterwards at the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture.
Donald Schmitt has practiced architecture with A.J Diamond since 1978 and is a Principal in the firm currently known as Diamond Schmitt Architects Incorporated.
He is the Founding Chair of the Public Art Commission for the City of Toronto for which he was awarded the Civic Medal and is currently a member of the University of Toronto Design Review Panel.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://updc.utoronto.ca/university-planning/reviews-approvals/design-review-committee-drc/drc-members/ | title=DRC Members }}</ref> He served on the Design Review Panel of the National Capital Commission<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16302-22555-22568-23145&lang=1 |title=National Capitol Commission Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty |access-date=2009-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122134722/http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16302-22555-22568-23145&lang=1 |archive-date=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for over a decade and for many years for Waterfront Toronto.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dsai.ca/people/donald-schmitt/ | title=Donald Schmitt | date=7 February 2019 }}</ref>
==Buildings of note==
*1983: Metro Toronto YMCA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<ref name="star" /> *2002: Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<ref>[http://www.greatspaces.utoronto.ca/projects/bahen.htm University of Toronto Capital Projects] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205090937/http://www.greatspaces.utoronto.ca/projects/bahen.htm |date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref><ref>Polo, Marco. "Green Giant." Canadian Architect, January 2003</ref> *2002: University of Ontario Institute of Technology Master Plan *2003: Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA *2004: Pierre Berton Resource Library, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada<ref>[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6370907.html Oder, Norman. "Looking Snazzy on the Inside." Library Journal 15 09. 2006.]</ref> *2005: University of Guelph-Humber Academic Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2008: Cambridge City Hall, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada *2010: Evergreen Brick Works Centre for Sustainability, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1624 |title=An ever changing face at the Brick Works." World Architecture News 23 11. 2007 |access-date=2009-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313152305/http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1624 |archive-date=2010-03-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2012: Daniels Spectrum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2012 |title=Daniels Spectrum a cultural hub and part of Regent Park renewal |url=https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2012/10/daniels-spectrum-a-cultural-hub-and-part-of-regent-park-renewal-dcn052247w |website=ConstructConnect}}</ref> *2013: Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *2017: Emily Carr University of Art+Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *2017: National Arts Centre Rejuvenation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cogley |first=Bridget |date=January 26, 2018 |title=Diamond Schmitt swaps concrete for glass at brutalist arts centre in Ottawa |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2018/01/26/diamond-schmitt-architects-brutalist-national-arts-centre-renovation-expansion-ottawa/ |website=Dezeen}}</ref> *2017: The Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto, Ontario<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perkins |first=Tara |date=September 18, 2013 |title=Globe and Mail to be lead tenant of new Toronto office tower |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/globe-and-mail-to-be-lead-tenant-of-new-toronto-office-tower/article14400923/ |website=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> *2019: The Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pintos |first=Paula |title=The Senate of Canada Building / Diamond Schmitt Architects + KWC Architects |url=https://www.archdaily.com/914235/the-senate-of-canada-building-diamond-schmitt-architects-plus-kwc-architects |website=ArchDaily|date=11 April 2019 }}</ref> *2021: The Drake Hotel's new Modern Wing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calvet |first=Stephanie |date=May 11, 2022 |title=Inside the Drake Hotel's New Modern Wing |url=https://www.designlinesmagazine.com/spaces/inside-the-drake-hotels-new-modern-wing/ |website=designlines}}</ref> *2022: David Geffen Hall, New York, New York, USA<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Justin |date=October 8, 2022 |title=The New Geffen Hall Is Here. How Does It Sound? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/new-geffen-hall-lincoln-center-acoustics-concert-philharmonic.html#_ga=2.246649220.121975274.1665518982-1206265185.1665518981 |website=New York Magazine}}</ref>
==Work in Progress==
*Ādisōke, Ottawa Public Library - Library and Archives Canada joint facility, Ottawa, Ontario<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrouk |first=Christele |date=January 31, 2020 |title=Diamond Schmitt Reveals Design for Ottawa Public Library and Archives Joint Facility |url=https://www.archdaily.com/932869/diamond-schmitt-reveals-design-for-ottawa-public-library-and-archives-joint-facility |website=ArchDaily}}</ref> *Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humber |first=Larry |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Art Gallery of Ontario reveals designs for new $73m modern and contemporary art wing |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/03/02/art-gallery-ontario-expansion-modern-contemporary-galleries |website=The Art Newspaper}}</ref> *Clinical Support and Research Centre at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia<ref>{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=David |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Sky bridge to connect new state-of-the-art research facility to Vancouver's St. Paul's hospital |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/property-report/article-sky-bridge-to-connect-new-state-of-the-art-research-facility-to/ |website=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> *New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roche |first=Daniel Jonas |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Diamond Schmitt unveils New Brunswick Museum design in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2024/03/diamond-schmitt-new-brunswick-museum-expansion-saint-john-new-brunswick-canada/ |website=The Architect's Newspaper}}</ref> *Park Road, Toronto, Ontario<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bisby |first=Adam |date=September 28, 2023 |title=On the map: Yorkville tower puts sharp new spin on flatiron design |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/on-the-map-yorkville-tower-puts-sharp-new-spin-on-flatiron-design |website=National Post}}</ref> * Temerty Faculty of Medicine's new James and Louise Temerty Building at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Architects selected by University of Toronto for James and Louise Temerty Building |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/architects-selected-by-university-of-toronto-for-james-and-louise-temerty-building/ |website=Canadian Architect}}</ref>
==Publications== 1996: Works: The Architecture of A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company, 1968-1995<ref>Diamond, A.J. , Donald Schmit. " Works: The Architecture of A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company, 1968-1995" Halifax: Tuns Press, 1996</ref>
2008: Insight and On Site, The Architecture of Diamond and Schmitt<ref>Diamond, A.J., Donald Schmitt, and Don Gilmour. "Insight and On Site. The Architecture of Diamond and Schmitt." Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2008</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130118222838/http://www.cdnarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?aid=1000224968&PC= Canadian Architect Review]</ref>
2024: Set Pieces: Architecture for the Performing Arts in Fifteen Fragments<ref>Diamond Schmitt Architects. “Set Pieces: Architecture for the Performing Arts in Fifteen Fragments” Berlin: Birkhäuser, 2024</ref>
==Awards== * 2019 Order of Canada<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wall |first1=Don |title=Architect Schmitt humbled by Order of Canada nod |url=https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/government/2019/07/architect-schmitt-humbled-order-canada-nod |access-date=27 January 2021 |agency=Daily Commercial News |publisher=ConstructConnec |date=16 July 2019|at=Government, Others}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.dsai.ca Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated]
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