Videos & Podcasts
Every building tells a story. Sometimes they're also the subject of a video. These short features explore the thinking behind the projects and celebrate the architects' designs.
Urban Futures Lecture: Larry Beasley
Diamond Schmitt Architects' Urban Futures Lecture for 2012 presents renowned urban planner Larry Beasley, who tackles the problem of Canada's suburban development with insight and a refreshingly optimistic…
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Don Schmitt on Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre
Don Schmitt tours CBC Metro Morning's Mary Wiens through Daniels Spectrum (formerly Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre)
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New Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia
Architect Jack Diamond and maestro Valery Gergiev discuss the design of the New Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia during a walkabout through the Four Seasons Centre for…
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Ryerson Image Centre
The Ryerson Image Centre opens Sept 29, 2012 at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto. The new photography gallery and research centre designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects features a large LED…
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Windscape at Luminato Festival
Windscape is an installation designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects for the Luminato Festival in Toronto. For 10 days in June 2012, nine robotic windsocks programmed by choreographers to 'dance' to…
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McGill University Life Sciences LEED Gold
Creating a highly energy-efficient building is a challenge, all the more so for a laboratory, which requires constant venting and air changes. See how Diamond Schmitt Architects designed…
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An Urban Oasis: Evergreen Brick Works
A former brick factory in the heart of downtown Toronto is transformed into Evergreen Brick Works, a centre for sustainable living with Canada's first heritage building targeting…
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Montreal’s La Maison Symphonique
La Maison Symphonique opened with fanfare on September 7th, 2011. Montreal finally has a performance space worthy of its renowned Montreal Symphony Orchestra and L'Orchestre Métropolitain.…
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Jack Diamond discusses the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital
The Keenan Research Centre and Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre are among the first in the world specifically designed to bring together researchers, educators and clinicians.
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