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.   

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

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