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