Burning Man announces plans for Virtual Black Rock City amid pandemic
Burning Man has cancelled its Black Rock City event this year and revealed plans to host a virtual alternative due to the "painful reality of Covid-19". More
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Large "sail-like canopy" topped Burning Man installation Archaeopteryx
Multidisciplinary group Wevolve Labs modelled its pavilion for last year's Burning Man on a bird-like dinosaur, with large wings that lit up at night and shaded seats underneath. More
Desert X installs 14 site-specific works in Saudi Arabian desert
A host of large-scale installations have been built amidst the canyons of the Al Ula desert in Saudi Arabia that reflect the landscape and its heritage for the returning Desert X exhibition. More
Setting fire to artworks in the desert "creates atmospheric pollution" says Burning Man festival
Burning Man has acknowledged the carbon emissions it causes and called on attendees to consider alternatives to burning, as part of a plan to become carbon negative by 2030. More
Boutique hotel complex coated in brown mortar to appear weathered
A cluster of rustic rooms forms the new Lost Villa Boutique Hotel in Zhongwei, China, designed by DAS Lab to blend into the desert landscape. More
Mirrored bottoms reflect desert site beneath Mexican inn by Santos Bolivar Architects
Mexican firm Santos Bolivar Architects has given the red-block buildings that form this inn reflective bottoms to make it seem like they are floating above the arid landscape in Valle de Guadalupe. More
Architect John Marx reimagines a Greek myth for Burning Man pavilion
A five-sided pyramid with cutouts influenced by constellations was created to pay homage to heroic woman during this year's Burning Man festival. More
Timber pavilions and other-worldly installations animate the plains at Burning Man 2019
Burning Man revellers, including architect Bjarke Ingels, have captured the installations, pavilions and stages at this year's event, including elevated stepping stones and a huge arm made of scrap metal. More
JKMM Architects to heat up Burning Man revellers with Finnish sauna
Helsinki firm JKMM Architects is building a sauna in the depths of the Nevada desert so that visitors of this year's Burning Man can cleanse and relax. More
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Black Rock City is designed to "sprout out of nothing", says Burning Man co-founder Will Roger
Burning Man co-founder Will Roger has spent the last 14 years capturing the festival in aerial photographs. As a book of his images is released, he spoke to Dezeen about how they created a pop-up city in the desert. More
Oppenheim Architecture's sinuous concrete golf clubhouse mimics Jordan's desertscape
A dune-like concrete shell encases the Ayla Clubhouse in Aqaba, which Oppenheim Architecture has designed to blend in with the surrounding desert in Jordan. More
Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect is a desert spa and hotel made from stone and steel
Architecture studio Anarchitect has turned a couple of stone buildings in the UAE into Al Faya Lodge, a hotel and saltwater spa in the Sharjah desert. More
Faceted aluminium panelling wraps Ramon Airport in Israeli desert
Panels of white aluminium envelop the exterior of this airport, designed by Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects in the Negev desert. More
The Ranch Mine's Weave house in Phoenix draws upon work by Georgia O’Keeffe
American studio The Ranch Mine has completed a modern courtyard home in Arizona that alludes to Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and prioritises "simple materials, distinctive geometries and the desert sky". More
Markzeff channels desert modernism at Mountain Shadows resort
New York City designer Mark Zeff has looked to 1960s desert-modern trends for the interiors of the rebuilt Mountain Shadows resort in Arizona. More
California's Desert X returns with colourful and provocative installations
Installations set against the arid landscape of California's Coachella Valley for the Desert X biennial art festival include a huge orange block and a rainbow-like arch. More
Burning Man reveals temple design for 2019 event
The temple for the next Burning Man event in the Nevada desert will be a linear structure influenced by Japanese torii gates. More
The Little Art Studio by Chen + Suchart reflects desert landscape in Arizona
Architecture firm Chen + Suchart Studio has added an art studio to a Phoenix area home, cladding the new building in large sheets of reflective glass and silver-hued weathering steel. More
Alex Medina photographs Burning Man 2018 from above
Photographer and "burner" Alex Medina sent his drone up to provide a new perspective of this year's Burning Man festival, capturing views of Black Rock City and its temporary installations from overhead. More
Dancing Light House by Kendle Design Collaborative features dramatic pointy roofs
Expansive angled roofs crown this desert house by Arizona firm Kendle Design Collaborative, protecting and shading spaces between walls of rammed earth and exposed concrete. More