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.

2019 Temple. Image © Geordie Van Der Bosch, courtesy of Burning Man.

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.
2019 Temple. Image © Geordie Van Der Bosch, courtesy of Burning Man.

2019 Temple. Image © Geordie Van Der Bosch, courtesy of Burning Man.

The Temple will be built next year in the Nevada desert during the festival which attracts around 70,000 attendees each August. The design was made to elicit both a "physical experience and a metaphorical journey." as a space that responds to the openness of the playa by creating a framework that encourages visitors to travel from end to end. Spanning 180-feet-long, 37-feet-wide, and 36-feet-high, the Temple will be oriented so its four entrances will align with the ...