Posts about Building BRC

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Class Trip to Black Rock City

August 18, 2018 By John Curley

Did you know that the designer of this year’s Temple won a kindergarten drawing contest, which he says helped ...Read More

August 16, 2018 By John Curley

There’s no better indication that Black Rock City is emerging from the desert than when the Spires first start ...Read More

August 13, 2018 By John Curley

If you’ve been following along at home, you know a little about what’s been going on out here in the ...Read More

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