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