Publisher: Self Published, ISBN: 9793083463503, Editors: Andrew Murray, Jean-Marc Tang, Kate Finning, Format: Softcover, 140 x 195 mm, 34 pp.
Born without insulation, zoning, funding, or permission, Garage Papers begins with a simple insistence: the freedom to talk about architecture for its own sake. What started as conversations in a garage grew into a space for those who believe in buildings as material, historical, and cultural realities—often overlooked by institutions obsessed with the “extra-” of the discipline.
Drawing on a distinctly Melbourne lineage of informal talk clubs and independent publishing, the project reclaims architecture as a confident cultural practice: a hobby, a pleasure, and something fun. Garage Papers offers a partial printed record of these gatherings—an invitation into a necessary, vulnerable space where ideas are tested, obsessions aired, and a shared love of buildings is taken seriously.
In this third edition:
- Louise Wright (Baracco + Wright) calls for the use of ‘real’ structural arches
- Felix McNamara provides an essay on aesthetic judgement in architectural education
- Nyoah Rosmarin shares an appreciation for anonymous architecture and the architect’s duty to the public