Buildings Archive - TSA

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.   

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

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