Achieving New Heights in Architectural Excellence - Jack Diamond

Achieving New Heights in Architectural Excellence
Can taller buildings set new standards in beauty and sustainability?

A presentation by architect Jack Diamond of Diamond and Schmitt Architects, Toronto.

A free public event held by the City of Vancouver at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on April 19, 2011, as part of the Higher Building Review process, which requires an enhanced review of building designs in cases whereby additional building height above policy limits is sought.

The event also included a presentation by Rick Cook of Cook+Fox Architects New York, NY and a special session of the City of Vancouver's Urban Design Panel.

Jack Diamond is the founding member of Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated, which has been the recipient of numerous national and international awards for design and sustainability. Currently the firm, which has been named one of the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada, has projects in six countries worldwide.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural institute of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Planners and an Honourary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Honourary doctorates include Engineering from Daltech and in Law from the University of Toronto.

He is a Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medalist, a member of the Order of Ontario and an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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