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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.   

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