Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Diamond & Myers, (firm)

Biography
Notes A.J. Diamond and Barton Myers (Partners in the late 1960s / early 1970s; acclaimed for rehabilitiation of older buildings plus high-tech infill as a way to conserve urban fabric). (Patricia McHugh, Toronto Architecture: a City Guide, 1985).

Address: 19 Berryman Street
Type of Building: Architect-designed houses
Name of Building: Myers Residence

Dates
Building completed c1970

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Barton Myers 1994 X 130-1
Canadian Architect 1980 Nov. ? 25 11
Interpretation of Architecture 1986 n/a 10-11
Modern Canadian Architecture 1983 X 152-
National Post 2001 Oct. PH7 Sat. 20th
Toronto Star 2001 May N20 Sat. 5th

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Address: 322 King Street West
Intersection: John Street
Type of Building: Factories
Notes: Originally built for the Eclipse Whitewear Company (an underwear manufacturer). Dates of building's construction vary in some sources: Patricia McHugh - 1903; Douglas Richardson - 1913.

Dates
Building completed varies
Altered 1970-reno

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Beaux-arts Toronto 1973 n/a 15

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Address: 240 St. George Street
Type of Building: Office Buildings
Name of Building: Ontario Medical Association

Dates
Building completed 1968

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Barton Myers 1994 n/a 44-47
Interpretation of Architecture 1986 n/a 9
Works : the architecture of A.J. Diamond... 1995 n/a ??

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Address: 2 Sussex Avenue
Intersection: St. George Street
Type of Building: Colleges
Name of Building: Innis College
Notes: Established in 1964 as part of the University of Toronto, Innis College was initailly located in a house on St. George Street.

Dates
Officially opened Jan 6 1976

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Contemporary Canadian Architecture 1982 n/a 159-f
Interpretation of Architecture 1986 n/a 9

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Address: 0 Yorkville Avenue
Intersection: Avenue Road
Type of Building: Shopping Complexes
Name of Building: York Square

Dates
Design conceived 1968-1969

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Barton Myers 1994 n/a 100-1
Canadian Architect 1969 June 36-38 14 6
Globe & Mail 1973 Nov. ? Wed. 21st
Multi-use architecture 1984 n/a 36-37
Progressive Architecture 1969 Sept. 144-
Toronto Observed : its architecture, patrons... 1986 n/a 297-
Toronto Places 1992 n/a 38-39