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.   

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

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