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.   

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

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