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