A.J. Diamond was born in South Africa and is a graduate of the Universities of Capetown, Oxford and Pennsylvania. He is the founding Principal of Diamond and Schmitt Architects, which has received numerous national and international awards for design and sustainability. He lives in Toronto. Donald Schmitt is a distinguished architect and a founding chair of Toronto's Public Art Commission and a member of the Advisory Committee on Planning Design and Real Estate of the National Capital Commission in Ottawa. Don Gillmor is an award-winning writer and author of six books.

" - this book is a hugely refreshing treatise, an uplifting clarion call for architecture - and cities - that harness minimal materials for maximum usefulness." - National Post, Sep 30, 2008

A.J. Diamond was born in South Africa and is a graduate of the Universities of Capetown, Oxford and Pennsylvania. He is the founding Principal of Diamond and Schmitt Architects, which has received numerous national and international awards for design and sustainability. He lives in Toronto. Donald Schmitt is a distinguished architect and a founding chair of Toronto's Public Art Commission and a member of the Advisory Committee on Planning Design and Real Estate of the National Capital Commission in Ottawa. Don Gillmor is an award-winning writer and author of six books.

" - this book is a hugely refreshing treatise, an uplifting clarion call for architecture - and cities - that harness minimal materials for maximum usefulness." - National Post, Sep 30, 2008