Posts about Building BRC

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From Dust to Dust

September 6, 2016 By John Curley

The time has come to leave Black Rock City, and it feels awful. And wonderful. And terrible. But probably most ...Read More

August 30, 2016 By John Curley

Welcome to Building Man, where participants get to see exactly how mind-bogglingly difficult it is to build big art in ...Read More

August 27, 2016 By John Curley

We’ve fallen behind because Burning Man has fallen on our heads, and we can’t get up. Argus said tonight that ...Read More

August 25, 2016 By John Curley

The newly expanded Black Rock City airport opened for business Wednesday, and workers were bracing for more passengers than they’ve ...Read More

August 24, 2016 By John Curley

Every now and then you get a reminder of where you are on the planet as you sit and work ...Read More

August 22, 2016 By John Curley

Black Rock City got a pretty good drenching in the late afternoon on Monday, shutting down all vehicular movement, forcing ...Read More

August 21, 2016 By John Curley

In a day, we went from working in the Black Rock Desert to becoming citizens of Black Rock City, and ...Read More

August 19, 2016 By John Curley

So maybe you’re packing your bags and buying the things and being distracted at work because you can’t wait go ...Read More

August 17, 2016 By John Curley

A 747 landed in the desert yesterday (well, it actually rolled in), but not without a bit of turbulence. The ...Read More