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.   

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

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