Publisher: Self Published; Editors: Andrew Murray, Jean-Marc Tang, Kate Finning,, ISSN: 30834635; Format: Softcover, 140 x 195 mm, 42 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 inaugural edition:
- Kate Finning & Thomas Muratore ask 'Is this a Palladio?'
- Andrew Murray attempts to understand suburban Mediterranean architecture in Western Australia and the work of architect Neil Robertson
- Jean-Marc Tang explores historicism, or the obligation of mannerism