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