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.   

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

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