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Miguel Arraiz Reveals Temple of the Deep for Burning Man 2025 in Nevada, United States

Nour Fakharany — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Spanish architect Miguel Arraiz has introduced the design for the 2025 Burning Man Temple, titled Temple of the Deep. Drawing inspiration from the natural landscape of the Black Rock Desert, the Temple aims to provide a space for reflection, healing, and connection. The Temple of the Deep explores the concept of radical acceptance, emphasizing the importance of fully experiencing emotions as part of the healing process.

An Interconnected Mushroom Grove and a Shelter from the Desert Sun: 8 Installations at Burning Man 2024

Maria-Cristina Florian — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Known for its unconventional art installations and striking desert setting, the Burning Man festival has concluded this year with an array of temporary installations spread across the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The festival's 2024 theme, "Curiouser & Curiouser," inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, encouraged participants to embrace wonder and whimsy.

First Look at Burning Man 2024: Exploring Curiouser & Curiouser Art Installations

Maria-Cristina Florian — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Every August, the Black Rock Desert in Nevada transforms into a vibrant city for Burning Man, a week-long festival that culminates in the ceremonial burning of a large wooden effigy. Established in 1986, the festival is renowned for its unconventional art installations and striking desert setting. While varied in their expression, the installations follow a central theme of the year. For this edition, the title “Curiouser & Curiouser” takes inspiration from the Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, prompting participants to engage with wonder and embrace the whimsical and mysterious. This year’s central temple installation is designed by Caroline Ghosn to represent togetherness and mutual respect. Following a Burning Man Tradition, the temple design is selected following an international competition.

Harnessing Thermal Mass for Sustainable Living: 4 Residential Projects in the U.S. Deserts

Nour Fakharany — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb, store, and release heat. Used to moderate building temperatures by reducing fluctuations, the concept is crucial in improving energy efficiency. Materials with relatively high thermal mass, such as stone, concrete, rammed earth, and brick, can absorb significant heat during the day and release it slowly when temperatures drop at night, reducing the need for heating and cooling systems. Properties like heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and density are all considered when assessing the thermal mass property of a material.

A Burning Man Temple Concept and a Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka: 8 Competition Proposals Submitted by the ArchDaily Community

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:30:00 +0000

In the world of architecture, competitions serve as catalysts for innovation and creativity. By promoting the architectural community to contemplate a given theme and intervene in well-defined spaces, they provide some of the best platforms for experimentation, allowing architects and designers to explore new concepts, challenge conventions, and address pressing societal needs, all while comparing the wide variety of emerging solutions. This week's curated roundup gathers examples of worldwide competition proposals submitted by the ArchDaily Community.

A Living Knit Pavilion and A Temple of The Heart: 10 Installations and Pavilions at Burning Man 2023

Nour Fakharany — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 05:30:00 +0000

Once a year, in the vast and unforgiving Black Rock Desert of Nevada, a city arises. Thousands of people unite to form a temporary metropolis with a collective spirit. Burning Man 2023 removes all restrictions on expressing oneself, allowing forms to be unexpected. This year, Burning Man Festival’s theme was Anamilia, transforming The Black Rock Desert into a blank canvas for creation, a playground for self-discovery, and a haven for radical self-expression.

First Look at Burning Man 2023: Festival Attendees Are Isolated After Heavy Rain in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert

Maria-Cristina Florian — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 06:30:00 +0000

Burning Man, the annual festival taking place in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, has opened on August 27th, with thousands of festivalgoers gathering to create the Black Rock City, a ‘temporary metropolis’ complete with numerous installations, artworks, and pavilions that celebrate “community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance.” This year, however, the festival experience has been different, as heavy rains inundated the desert and festival site, creating thick, ankle-deep mud. The roads to and from the festival have been closed as large vehicles risk remaining stuck in the mud. While some people have left the site by walking out, the majority of the 70,000 campers remain stranded, as reported by CNN.

An Inflatable Sculpture by Bjarke Ingels and an Interactive Structure Made from Recovered Ocean Plastic: 10 Installations at Burning Man 2022

Maria-Cristina Florian — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Nevada's annual Burning Man has retured to the Black Rock Desert, after a three-year physical attendance hiatus due to the pandemic. From August 28 until September 5th, this year's festival explored the theme of "Walking Dreams", celebrating the dreamers who channel the power of dreams and imagination, both in literal and figurative ways. Similar to every year, the pavilions that were installed in the desert explored the theme in creative and unexpected ways.

First Look at Burning Man 2022: Installations and Pavilions that Explore the Transformative Power of Dreams

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Nevada's annual Burning Man is underway at the Black Rock Desert. Under the theme of Waking Dreams, this year's festival is exploring the "transformative power of dreams, both literal and figurative, and celebrating the dreamers who channel this potent energy in eye-opening, often surrealistic, sometimes life-changing ways". The "temporary metropolis" is running until September 5th, and is expected to showcase numerous installations and pavilions that celebrate "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance".

Burning Man through the Years: 7 of the Best Installations Displayed at Nevada's Annual Music and Arts Festival

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:30:00 +0000

After a three-year physical attendance hiatus due to the pandemic, Nevada's annual Burning Man is making a return to the Black Rock Desert. From August 28 until September 5th, this year's festival will welcome thousands of burners to celebrate music and art in a temporary metropolis dedicated to "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance". Ahead of its 2022 inauguration, we are taking a look at some of the best installations to have been constructed during Burning Man's previous editions.

More Than 50 Years in the Making, Michael Heizer’s Megasculpture, the “City”, Opens to the Public

Maria-Cristina Florian — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:30:00 +0000

Michael Heizer’s immense sculpture the City, an ambitious artwork of an extraordinary size, will begin to accept visits from the public beginning September 2, 2022. The announcement was made by the Triple Aught Foundation, the not-for-profit organization responsible for managing the long-term oversight and maintenance of Michael Heizer’s immense sculpture. The artwork, a mile and a half long and nearly half a mile wide, is located in a remote stretch of the high Nevada desert. Work on the structure began in 1972 when the artist was 27 years old.

Nomadland: Journey of a Modern-Day Nomad across the Landscape of the American West

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:30:00 +0000

“No, I’m not homeless. I’m just houseless. Not the same thing, right?" Questioning the notion of home and house, Nomadland tells the story of a sixty-year-old woman who loses everything during the great recession, leaving her hometown after the collapse of the sole industry that supported the rural settlement and the death of her husband. She decides consequently to embark on a journey and experience life as a modern-day nomad, setting off in her van through the vast landscape of the American West.

A 3D-Printed Majlis and Suspended Cliff Platforms: 10 Unbuilt Projects Submitted to ArchDaily

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000

This week’s curated selection of Best Unbuilt Architecture highlights cultural structures submitted by the ArchDaily Community. From pavilions to installations, this article explores the topic of cultural urban interventions and presents approaches submitted to us from all over the world.

Pegasus, BIG and KILO's Hyperloop Travel System, Carries First Passengers

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 06:30:00 +0000

Making history, Virgin Hyperloop’s Pegasus pod carried its first passengers in the Nevada desert. Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and Kilo Design, Pegasus or XP-2 is a new vehicle typology for an autonomous transportation system to achieve hyperloop travel at the speed of over 1,000km/hour, the fastest form of land-based travel.

First Images Surface from Burning Man 2019

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 07:50:00 +0000

The annual Burning Man festival, where architects from around the world get creative in the Desert of Nevada, has officially started. The burners have begun heading towards Black Rock City. This year’s theme revolves around the notion of “Metamorphosis”, unleashing the creativity of the artists and putting in place exceptional installations and pavilions.

An Ornamental Shade and a Desert Sauna for Burning Man 2019

Christele Harrouk — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:30:00 +0000

This year’s theme for the famous annual Burning Man festival revolves around the notion of “Metamorphosis”. Taking place in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, from the 25^th of August till the 2^nd of September, each year artists and architects from around the world get creative and imagine installations and pavilions responding to one general question.

World’s First Smart Mini-City to be Built in Las Vegas

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Real-Estate Trust Bleutech Park Properties plans to build the world’s first digital infrastructure mini-city in Las Vegas, Nevada. Called Bleutech Park, the $7.5 billion project is set to break ground this December and aims to redefine the infrastructure industry sector. The development will be home to a net-zero insular mini-city as a high-tech biome in the desert valley.

Burning Man Reveals 2019 Temple Design

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 04:00:00 +0000

Burning Man has revealed the design for the central 2019 Temple for Black Rock City by Geordie Van Der Bosch. Featuring a design inspired by the Torii gates of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Japan, the Temple submission was chosen for its elegant simplicity. Dubbed The Temple of Direction, the design consists of wooden archways that form a linear passageway to a large central hall.