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