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.   

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

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