{"product_id":"9793083463502","title":"Garage Papers 2","description":"Born without insulation, zoning, funding, or permission, Garage Papers begins with a simple insistence: the freedom to talk about architecture for its own sake. In this second issue Catherine Towsend explores a possible link between Adolf Loos and an Australian architect, Stephen Thick takes a look at a block of flats with a house next door and Harrison Stockdale delves into an essay by English architect Alan Colquhoun.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN 9793083463502. Garage Press. Staple. 40 pages, staple bound, 19.5 x 14.0.\u003cbr\u003eavailable\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Garage Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521432699110,"sku":"9793083463502","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/2590\/4811\/files\/9793083463502.jpg?v=1780043844","url":"https:\/\/manic.com.au\/products\/9793083463502","provider":"Books at Manic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}