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