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.   

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

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