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A community-sourced resource bringing together hundreds of images and drawings, the TSA Database is a curated guide to modern and contemporary architecture and design in the Greater Toronto Area. From lesser known gems to renowned landmarks, the spaces showcased here have been selected for their importance in telling the story of modern Toronto. Much like our city, this database is a work in progress with new information, images and entries being frequently added.   

Type
Category
Decade
Media
Castle Frank Station
District Lofts
District Lofts
Queen Richmond Centre West
Queen Richmond Centre West
Bank of Canada Building
Food Building
Richmond Hill Central Library
Bay Adelaide Centre
Brampton Soccer Centre
Xerox Research Centre
Xerox Research Centre
Vaughan City Hall
King James Place
Birkdale Childcare Centre (Squirrel’s Nest Childcare Centre)
North York City Centre and North York Reference Library
Fort York Branch, Toronto Public Library
York Region Administrative Building
MaRS Centre
Kings Landing
Schulich School of Business, York University
Benvenuto Place
Benvenuto Place
Oakdale Community Centre
Oakdale Community Centre
King Portland Centre
E. J. Pratt Library, Victoria University, University of Toronto
E. J. Pratt Library, Victoria University, University of Toronto
Frost Building South
Twenty Niagara
Twenty Niagara
Scarborough City Hall
Scarborough City Hall
Royal Bank Plaza
Aga Khan Museum
Pioneer Village Station
Pioneer Village Station
Centre for Urban Ecology, Humber College
Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto
Student Centre, York University
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Native Child and Family Life Centre
Better Living Centre
Beth David B’Nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue
McKinsey & Company Offices
Absolute World
Absolute World
Massey College, University of Toronto
Massey College, University of Toronto
Indo-Malayan Pavilion and the African Pavilion, Toronto Zoo
Ontario Youth Court
Scott Library, York University
Unionville Branch, Markham Public Library
Frost Building North
Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Toronto
New College III, University of Toronto
Max Gluskin House, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
60 Richmond East Housing Cooperative
60 Richmond East Housing Cooperative
Lord Lansdowne Public School
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
North York City Hall (now North York Civic Centre)
North York City Hall (now North York Civic Centre)
York University Station
York University Station
CN Tower
CN Tower
Markham Civic Centre
Markham Civic Centre
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Royal Ontario Museum
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Royal Ontario Museum
50 Park Road (former OAA Headquarters)
50 Park Road (former OAA Headquarters)
Goh Ohn Bell, Ontario Place
Goh Ohn Bell, Ontario Place
Gardiner Museum
Claude Watson School for the Arts
Claude Watson School for the Arts
Casey House
Athletic and Wellness Centre, Centennial College
Athletic and Wellness Centre, Centennial College
Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre, Credit Valley Hospital
Scotia Plaza
Scotia Plaza
Market Square
Dalla Lana School of Public Health (former Toronto Board of Education)
Toronto City Hall
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station
Yorkdale Station
Yorkdale Station
Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto
Toronto Central YMCA
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Seneca College Odeyto Indigenous Centre
Mississauga City Hall
Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design, OCAD
O’Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts (now Meridian Hall)
David B. Archer Co-operative
Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
Daniels Building
Daniels Building
Bata Shoe Museum
Bata Shoe Museum
Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library
Toronto Reference Library
Awen’ Gathering Place
Wong Dai Sin Temple
Wong Dai Sin Temple
Bloor/Gladstone Branch, Toronto Public Library
Library and Student Centre, Ashtonbee Campus Renewal, Centennial College
Early Learning Centre, University of Toronto
Early Learning Centre, University of Toronto
Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto
Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto
Ontario Science Centre
Ontario Science Centre
Roy Thomson Hall
Roy Thomson Hall
Art Gallery of Ontario
Umbra Store
SkyDome (now Rogers Centre)
Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, University of Toronto
Berczy Park
Gore Meadows Community Centre and Library
Gore Meadows Community Centre and Library
Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University
Cinesphere and Pods, Ontario Place
Cinesphere and Pods, Ontario Place
Queen Quay Terminal
Queen’s Quay Terminal
The 519
Regent Park Aquatic Centre (now Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre)
Academic Resource Centre, University of Toronto Scarborough
Isabel Bader Theatre, University of Toronto
Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex, University of Toronto Mississauga
Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex, University of Toronto Mississauga
Fort York Visitor Centre
Fort York Visitor Centre
The Colonnade
The Colonnade
Scarborough Civic Centre Branch, Toronto Public Library
The Centre for Native Child and Family Well Being
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
River City
River City
Queen Elizabeth Building
Art Centre, Central Technical School
Imperial Oil Building
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Springdale Branch, Brampton Library
Residence for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto
Jane Exbury Towers
Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library
Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library
North Toronto Memorial Community Centre
North Toronto Memorial Community Centre
Wetmore and Wilson Halls, New College, University of Toronto
Wetmore and Wilson Halls, New College, University of Toronto
Harbour Terrace
Harbour Terrace
Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences, George Brown College
Joseph Shephard
Wymilwood Student Union (now Goldring Student Centre), Victoria University, University of Toronto
Wymilwood Student Union (now Goldring Student Centre), Victoria University, University of Toronto
Eatonville Branch, Toronto Public Library
Eatonville Branch, Toronto Public Library
Simpsons-Sears
Simpsons-Sears
Commerce Court West
Graduate House, University of Toronto
Graduate House, University of Toronto
Computer Science Building, York University
Computer Science Building, York University
The Indigo
John P. Robarts Library, University of Toronto
John P. Robarts Library, University of Toronto
BCE Galleria
BCE Galleria, Brookfield place
OAA Headquarters
OAA Headquarters
Tom Ridout, Courtesy of Brook McIlroy The design of Site B is also accompanied by window graphics that illustrate the seven clans.
Humber College Indigenous Cultural Markers
Hospital for Sick Children (Addition)
Hospital for Sick Children (Addition)
Princess of Wales Theatre
Princess of Wales Theatre
Scarborough College (now Andrews Building, University of Toronto Scarborough)
Dupont Station
Dupont Station
Port Credit Branch, Mississauga Public Library
Port Credit Branch, Mississauga Public Library
Sidney Smith Hall, University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall, University of Toronto
Toronto Courthouse
Ismaili Centre
Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy
Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy
Artscape Wychwood Barns
Artscape Wychwood Barns
Royal Conservatory of Music
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (now NOOR Cultural Centre)
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (now NOOR Cultural Centre)
Young Centre for Performing Arts
Sugar Beach
Former Shell Oil Building
TIFF Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower
Former Sun Life Building
Prince Arthur Tower
Prince Arthur Tower
Eaton Centre
Eaton Centre
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