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