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