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