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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.   

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