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