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.   

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

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