Posts about Building BRC

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The Point of Black Rock City

August 7, 2018 By Shalaco

Black Rock City is an Impossible City in the true nature of Italiano Calvino’s Impossible Cities. One impossible aspect about ...Read More

August 7, 2018 By Jane Lyons

This year, as the flames consume the Temple and the dust devils begin to swirl, you might catch the glimpse ...Read More

August 4, 2018 By John Curley

Just George, the leader of the operation, declared the Fence finished at just after two in the afternoon on Friday, ...Read More

August 1, 2018 By John Curley

A funny thing happened on the way to Burning Man this year. A bunch of people came out early to ...Read More

July 27, 2018 By John Curley

Logan’s morning meeting today, the third of the season, was short and sweet and all straightforward and businesslike. As per ...Read More

July 12, 2018 By Darryl Van Rhey

As a manifestation of the I, Robot theme, the 2018 Man base experience will offer an exploration of humankind’s decidedly ...Read More

July 11, 2018 By Jane Lyons

Galaxia, the 2018 Temple, measures its progress — and success — in people and triangles. A whole lotta triangles. The ...Read More

October 17, 2017 By Aaron Muszalski

Great news: Today the Playa Restoration team finished MOOPing the entirety of the Black Rock City grid! At only 6 days, ...Read More

October 11, 2017 By Aaron Muszalski

Welcome to Day 5 of Playa Restoration! I woke up to find actual ice covering the windshield of my truck ...Read More