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.   

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

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