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Volume 1.1 has arrived.


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Scaffold* Journal, a project of the SHIFT* Collective, is a process-oriented research journal that aims to validate acts of creative process as work within themselves. Platforming disciplines relating to the built environment, Scaffold* aims to elevate the incomplete, the working versions, the infinite sketches and the iterative process work that are byproducts of designing. Published in two volumes—one focusing on process documentation, and the other focusing on projects in their completed iterations—Scaffold* sees process as practicum, and centres around the positions, tools, and frameworks that define the methodologies of its contributors.

Scaffold* will be published in two editions per volume; the first showcasing process work, and the second showcasing polished work. We intend to release this in omnibus format in late September, so stay tuned. Until then, the Edition 1 work of our contributors is available digitally and can be accessed through our website. Our final publication, including the digital version of the first volume, is curated based on six interviews that we conducted with emerging and established academics and practitioners that work within the Daniels and U of T community. As we conducted these interviews, we observed that each seemed to represent its own distinct methodology, and have curated our contributions around these. As such, there may be some topical overlap between categories. We invite you to draw connections as you see fit–Scaffold* hugely advocates for interdisciplinarity, especially as it relates to one’s unique positionality.

Scaffold* is committed to the dissemination of work pertaining to art, design, and the built environment, including (but not limited to) works in architecture, landscape, urbanism, geography, visual studies and forestry. In particular, Scaffold* desires to highlight and create space for non-conventional methods of research, especially those that elevate one’s unique positionality and practice.



SECTION 1

Community Engagement + Participatory Processes



A Conversation with
Hernán Bianchi Benguria


Piecing a Mosaic: Designing for a multicultural city through community-oriented inquiry
Muskan Goel    


Children of Heaven       
Hooman Moshrefzadeh       


Finding Connection in Formal Spaces of Informal Use: From Dining Room to Suburbia
Nan Liang + Diane Kim


SECTION 2

Open-Source Intelligence + Discourse Analysis





SECTION 3

Iterative Modelling + Material Exploration



SECTION 4

Archival Research + Historical Readings



A Conversation with
Yeo-Jin Katerina Bong


Preserving the Past, Ensuring the Future
Ashley Mowry


The Making of Mas: Archiving Toronto’s Caribana
Jasmine Sykes

SECTION 6

Architectural Speculation + Representation-Based Inquiry



A Conversation with
Miles Gertler


From the Mouth of a Salmon: Architecture of interspecies storytelling
Jia Chen Mi


Machine / Hands: Discovery Through Technical Drawings
Reilly Walker


Stories From The Everyday
Daniel Wong



Based in Toronto, The SHIFT* Collective is a student-run publishing collective that aims to disentangle the practices of art, architecture, and design from the biases, exclusivity, and elitism that have historically shaped their canon.  

GET IN TOUCH WITH US

shiftmagtoronto@gmail.com
@scaffoldjournal