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