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