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.   

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

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