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