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