A.J. "Jack" Diamond, OC

Order of Canada

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, O.Ont

Order of Ontario

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 (born November 8, 1932) is a Canadian

Canada

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 architect.

Born in Piet Retief, South Africa

South Africa

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, he received a Bachelor of Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture

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 degree from the University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

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 in 1956. He received a Master of Arts degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University in 1958. He received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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 in 1962 where he studied with Louis Kahn

Louis Kahn

Louis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935...

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In 1964, he emigrated to Canada to become the founding director of the Master of Architecture program at the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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, a position he held until 1970.