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