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