Posts about Building BRC

Follow the stories of building an annual desert metropolis.

The Future of Fly

August 12, 2019 By John Curley

You walk out onto the playa of Hualapai Flat, and you can’t keep yourself from going back in time. You ...Read More

August 10, 2019 By John Curley

We got a chance to be truly interactive with the Man on Friday night, as volunteers were welcomed to the ...Read More

August 8, 2019 By John Curley

The weather is a constant concern in Black Rock, especially when you are trying to build a city out of ...Read More

August 7, 2019 By John Curley

The art piece that people love, and love to hate, is peeking over the fence at the north end of ...Read More

August 6, 2019 By John Curley

Since then, in a matter of days: Upwards of 250 shipping containers have been moved from the work ranch ...Read More

August 6, 2019 By Census Team

By Sholeh Salimi ‘Transformative experiences’ are regarded as those moments when one’s belief system has been altered or when one ...Read More

August 2, 2019 By John Curley

They did it again. Those of you who frequent this space, following along as Black Rock City begins to take ...Read More

July 27, 2019 By John Curley

Yes, we did in fact put the Golden Spike in the ground, marking the beginning of Black Rock City for ...Read More

July 17, 2019 By Victor Stevens

During their first year at Burning Man, Nathan McKinley (a.k.a “Oncall”) and Zella Henderson (a.k.a. “Lifesaver”) would wake to mimosas ...Read More