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