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.   

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

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