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.   

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

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