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