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