A.J. “Jack” Diamond, OC, O.Ont (born November 8, 1932) is a Canadian architect.
Born in Piet Retief, South Africa, he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Cape Town 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 in 1962 where he studied with Louis Kahn.
In 1964, he emigrated to Canada to become the founding director of the Master of Architecture program at the University of Toronto, a position he held until 1970. In 1975, he established his own firm, today called Diamond and Schmitt Architects.
In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.
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