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