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