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