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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.   

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