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.   

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

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