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.   

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

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