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