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