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