University of Toronto, in my own personal opinion, has not been able to create a typical environment for architecture students to fully develop their potentials. From the lack of studio space to the disorganized undergraduate program and sometimes underqualified professors, the experience the school provides me, as an architecture student, has not been something I want to describe with words like "great" or "amazing". Yet, we find ways to deal with issues like climbing five storeys while holding the final model to the studio class. We become more independent and we rely less on each other and the professor, more on our own abilities.
BAASS as an organization has tried to make up for the lack of student interaction and information that exists within the program. Shift, started out simply as a student-run publication/journal, has become a focus of BAASS. This year, Shift is looking forward to a change, or coincidentally, a shift within Shift. This blog has been created as a tool to display current student projects, track their progress along the way, and bring up-to-date information on school events and local architecture-related happenings. I hope and am looking forward to the development of this space as a student-run, free, and highly useful integral of our university experience.
BAASS as an organization has tried to make up for the lack of student interaction and information that exists within the program. Shift, started out simply as a student-run publication/journal, has become a focus of BAASS. This year, Shift is looking forward to a change, or coincidentally, a shift within Shift. This blog has been created as a tool to display current student projects, track their progress along the way, and bring up-to-date information on school events and local architecture-related happenings. I hope and am looking forward to the development of this space as a student-run, free, and highly useful integral of our university experience.
