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.   

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

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