Editing Burning Man (section)

=== Timeline ===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Temple History – Temple Guardians |url=https://templeguardians.burningman.org/temple-history/ |access-date=January 15, 2021 |website=templeguardians.burningman.org |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124000227/https://templeguardians.burningman.org/temple-history/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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! Year
! Name
! Designer(s)
! Notes
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| 2000 || Temple of the Mind
| [[David Best (sculptor)|David Best]]

Jack Haye
| Temple of the Mind was dedicated to Michael Hefflin, a Temple builder who died in a motorcycle accident. Other people left remembrances over the course of the festival week, and the tradition of the Temple at Burning Man was born.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Rock City Temple Grant |url=https://burningman.org/culture/burning-man-arts/grants/black-rock-city-temple-grant/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119072255/https://burningman.org/culture/burning-man-arts/grants/black-rock-city-temple-grant/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2001 || Temple of Tears / Mausoleum
| David Best

Jack Haye
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| 2002 || Temple of Joy
| David Best||Temple of Joy was {{cvt|100|ft|m}} tall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 Art Installations |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2002-2/02_art_playa/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118210058/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2002-2/02_art_playa/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2003 || Temple of Honor
| David Best||
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| 2004 || Temple of Stars
| David Best
| Temple of Stars was the first temple that allowed participants to walk on.
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| 2005 || Temples of Dreams
| [[Mark Grieve]]
| David Best stepped aside to allow for another artist, Mark Grieve, to build his own interpretation of a Temple. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://burningman.org/about/history/brc-history/afterburn/05-2/|title=2005 AfterBurn Report|website=Burning Man}}</ref> Grieve's temples were seen in both 2005 and 2006.
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| 2006 || Temple of Hope
| Mark Grieve
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| 2007 || Temple of Forgiveness
| David Best

Tim Dawson
| David Best took over the Temple building duties for what he thought would be one last time. Best stated that after 2007, it was time to hand the Temple over to the community.
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| 2008 || Basura Sagrada
| Brent Allen Spears

Tucker Teutsch
| The "Basura Sagrada" (Spanish for "sacred trash") was a collaboration of Shrine and Tucker Teutsch 3.0, built with the extensive help of their friends and the greater Burning Man community. It was constructed largely from burnable trash and recycled materials.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 Art Installations |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2008-2/2008-art-installations/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304071813/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2008-2/2008-art-installations/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2009 || Fire of Fires
| David Umlas

Marrilee Ratcliffe
| This was the first Temple built outside of California. Fire of Fires was built in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{Citation |title=Making the Fire of Fires |url=https://vimeo.com/10241507 |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127122240/https://vimeo.com/10241507 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2010 || Temple of Flux
| Rebecca Anders

Jess Hobbs

Peter Kimelman
| This group was notable for drawing from a broad section of the Burning Man community, including the large-scale sound camps and other existing BM art groups who formed The Flux Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burners in flux |url=https://sfbgarchive.48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2010/08/31/burners-flux/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=San Francisco Bay Guardian |via=San Francisco Bay Guardian Archive 1966–2014 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224175734/https://sfbgarchive.48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2010/08/31/burners-flux/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Temple of Flux was a major departure from previous Temple design at Burning Man and was highly abstract in nature, consisting of five double-curved walls that formed cave-like spaces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://temple2010.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417083112/http://temple2010.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 17, 2010 |title=Temple of Flux |publisher=Temple2010.org |access-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref>
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| 2011 || Temple of Transition
| Chris Hankins

Diarmaid Horkan

Ian Beaverstock
| This was the first Temple built in Reno, Nevada. The International Arts Megacrew, helmed by Chris "Kiwi" Hankins, Diarmaid "Irish" Horkan and Ian "Beave" Beaverstock returned to a more traditional style. Temple of Transition took the form of a central {{cvt|120|ft|m}} hexagonal tower, surrounded by five {{cvt|58|ft|m}} hexagonal towers. The towers were vaulted and lofty, cut with a profusion of gothic style arches. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Temple of Transition: It's Big and It's Happening |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2011/06/burning-man-arts/brc-art/temple-of-transition-its-big-and-its-happening/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burning Man Journal |date=June 15, 2011 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225140152/https://journal.burningman.org/2011/06/burning-man-arts/brc-art/temple-of-transition-its-big-and-its-happening/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2012 || Temple of Juno
| David Best
| With the 2012 Temple came the return of David Best. The Temple of Juno incorporated a large central tower with central altar space, sitting within a {{cvt|200|ft|m}} walled courtyard lined with benches, accessed from four entrances. Intricately cut wooden panels and detailed shapes covered the courtyard walls as well as the interior space and altars. square walled courtyard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Temple of Juno 2012 |url=http://thetemplecrew.org/juno.html |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=thetemplecrew.org |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033314/http://www.thetemplecrew.org/juno.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2013 || Temple of Whollyness
| Gregg Fleishman

Terry Gross

Melissa Barron
| This temple was created by The Otic Oasis team, led by architect and artist Gregg Fleishman, Terry Lightning "Clearwater III" Gross, and Melissa "Syn" Barron. This was the first Temple built without nails, bolts, adhesives, or fasteners of any kind. This Temple incorporated a massive {{convert|200|ST|kg}}  black [[basalt]] [[Inuksuk]] sculpture created by artist, James LaFemina to act as the central altar. Conceptual artist and composer, Aaron 'Taylor' Kuffner, who debuted at Burning Man with the 2011 Temple of Transition, returned to contribute musical elements with a different execution of the Gamelatron.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ignitechannel.com/articles/artist-interviews/artist-interview-with-the-temple-of-whollyness-builders/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328041605/http://ignitechannel.com/articles/artist-interviews/artist-interview-with-the-temple-of-whollyness-builders/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |title=Artist Interview with the Temple of Whollyness Builders |publisher=Ignitechannel.com |access-date=May 20, 2013}}</ref>
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| 2014 || Temple of Grace
| David Best
| Following the sudden withdrawal of chosen 2014 Temple builder Ross Asselstine, who backed out of building the Temple of Descendants due to contract disagreements with the [[Burning Man Project]], David Best came out of retirement a third time to build his eighth Temple. The Temple of Grace was intended to be a spiritual and sacred space for memorials, reflection, celebration, and to commemorate life transitions. The structure incorporated a central interior dome within a graceful curved body made of wood and steel. Again, it had intricately cut wooden panels for the exterior and interior skin. Eight altars surrounded the temple inside a low-walled courtyard, creating a large exterior grounds for the community.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2014 |title=Art Versus Money |url=https://burners.me/2014/11/16/art-versus-money/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burners. Me: Me, Burners and The Man |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225160930/https://burners.me/2014/11/16/art-versus-money/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2015 || Temple of Promise
| Jazz Tigan
| This temple was created by Dreamers Guild and built primarily in Alameda, California. The temple welcomed participants through an archway soaring {{cvt|97|ft|m}} overhead. As the path continued to curve, it opened into the contemplative altar and the heart of the Temple: a grove of three sculpted trees. The branches were initially bare, and participants wrote messages on long strips of cloth and attached them to the trees, creating the gentle shade of weeping willows, increasing as the week progressed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man Timeline – 2015 |url=https://burningman.org/timeline/2015/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=burningman.org |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304062442/https://burningman.org/timeline/2015/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The structure of the Temple tapered in and curled around to form a small courtyard containing wireframe tree sculptures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Art Installations |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2015-event-archive/2015-art-installations/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130175738/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2015-event-archive/2015-art-installations/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2016 || The Temple
| David Best
| David Best came out of retirement yet again to build a pagoda style temple. The wooden components of the Temple were cut by hand without the use of a [[CNC]] machine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2016/07/15/why-years-burning-man-temple-has-no-name/87088796/ |title=Why this year's Burning Man temple has no name |access-date=September 13, 2016 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010012322/https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2016/07/15/why-years-burning-man-temple-has-no-name/87088796/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2017 || The Temple
| Marisha Farnsworth

Steve Brummond

Mark Sinclair
| Designed by Steven Brummond, Marisha Farnsworth and Mark Sinclair (who acted as leads on prior David Best temples); two are architects and one is a structural engineer. It stood  {{cvt|80|ft|m}} tall and {{cvt|120|ft|m}} across. They milled the lumber themselves, and most of the build was constructed at a sawmill in Sonora, California.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2017/03/burning-man-arts/brc-art/introducing-the-2017-black-rock-city-honoraria/ |title=Introducing the 2017 Black Rock City Honoraria |date=March 8, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-date=July 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723045449/https://journal.burningman.org/2017/03/burning-man-arts/brc-art/introducing-the-2017-black-rock-city-honoraria/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2018 || Galaxia
| [[Arthur Mamou-Mani]]
| Designed by architect Arthur Mamou-Mani and built in two locations; Reno, Nevada, and Oakland, California. Galaxia was shaped by 20 timber [[truss]]es converging as a spiral towards one point in the sky. The triangular trusses formed different paths towards a central space holding a series of giant [[3D printing|3D printed]] mandalas or lanterns at the center that collectively formed a chandelier centerpiece. The timber modules started large enough to hold small alcoves in which people could interact with the structure in peace. As participants walked through the path, the modules lifted up and became thinner towards the sky as they reached the central mandala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Galaxia: The 2018 Temple |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2017/12/burning-man-arts/brc-art/galaxia-the-2018-temple/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burning Man Journal |date=December 21, 2017 |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092532/https://journal.burningman.org/2017/12/burning-man-arts/brc-art/galaxia-the-2018-temple/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2019 || Temple of Direction
| Geordie Van Der Bosch
| Designed by Geordie Van Der Bosch, was a {{cvt|180|ft|m}} long, {{cvt|37|ft|m}} wide, and {{cvt|36|ft|m}} tall structure, with four entrances facing the four cardinal directions of Black Rock City, 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock.[164] The Temple of Direction was a linear space, capturing the elegance and austerity of the [[Torii]] gates at the [[Fushimi Inari-taisha]] Shrine in Japan, where the artist has previously lived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your 2019 Temple: The Temple of Direction |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2018/12/burning-man-arts/brc-art/your-2019-temple-the-temple-of-direction/ |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Burning Man Journal |date=December 18, 2018 |archive-date=April 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420204423/https://journal.burningman.org/2018/12/burning-man-arts/brc-art/your-2019-temple-the-temple-of-direction/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2020
| Empyrean
| Laurence Renzo Verbeck

Sylvia Adrienne Lisse

Jeremy Roush
| Delayed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
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| 2021
| None
| None
| There was no official temple in 2021 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. There was however a virtual temple available online known as The Luminous Lotus Virtual Temple <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://luminouslotustemple.com|title=The Luminous Lotus Temple|website=The Luminous Lotus Journey by Simeone Scaramozzino}}</ref> created by Simeone Scaramozzino and his Virtual Temple Team.
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| 2022
| Empyrean
| Laurence Renzo Verbeck
| Empyrean, originally selected for 2020, and which would have been the temple for 2021 if not for the [[Covid-19]] pandemic became the de facto 2022 temple.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Art Is Back! 2022 Honoraria Program Opening, the Temple, & More |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2021/09/burning-man-arts/brc-art/art-is-back-2022-honoraria/ |access-date=December 15, 2021 |website=Burning Man Journal |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215163047/https://journal.burningman.org/2021/09/burning-man-arts/brc-art/art-is-back-2022-honoraria/ |url-status=live}}</ref> During both years, with the event canceled, Empyrean was not built in the Black Rock Desert. However, in 2021 the Empyrean Temple Crew built a prototype in [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa, CA]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=General 2 |url=https://www.empyreantemple.com/empyrean-santa-rosa |access-date=December 15, 2021 |website=Empyrean Temple {{!}} Burning Man 2021 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215163049/https://www.empyreantemple.com/empyrean-santa-rosa |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Burning Man resumed and Empyrean finally made it to the playa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.archipanic.com/empyrean-temple-burning-man-2022/|title=Laurence Renzo Verbeck's Empyrean Temple at Burning Man 2022|first=Enrico|last=Zilli|date=September 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rgj.com/picture-gallery/news/2022/08/28/burning-man-2022-photos-black-rock-city-nevada/7926296001/|title=Burning Man photos: A dusty Saturday in Black Rock City|first=Andy|last=Barron|website=Reno Gazette Journal}}</ref>
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| 2023
| Temple of the Heart
| Ela Madej

Reed Finlay
|The Temple of the Heart was a communal sanctuary at Burning Man, designed as an inverted desert flower to embody connection, love, and reflection. Featuring three key elements—the Rose Altar, a luminous collection of community-made flowers symbolizing grief and love; the Heart Chamber, a central gathering space for meditation, music, and stillness; and the Ring of Offerings, an intimate area for contemplation—the Temple fosters healing and collective experience. Co-created with the Burning Man community, it serves as a sacred space for remembrance and renewal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.temple2023.com|title=Temple of the Heart|website=Temple of the Heart}}</ref>
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| 2024
| Temple of Together
| Caroline Ghosn
| Temple of Together consisted of a Central Chamber surrounded by "Chapels of Wishes", enclosed in a fenced courtyard with shrines<ref>{{Cite web |title=Temple of Together |url=https://www.2024temple.com/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Temple of Together |language=en-US |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921062514/https://www.2024temple.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2025
| Temple of the Deep
| Miguel Arraiz
|The Temple of the Deep, designed by Miguel Arraiz, is a {{cvt|44|ft|m}} high sanctuary of reflection and healing, inspired by the volcanic rock of the Black Rock Desert. Its fractured, glowing surface evokes kintsugi, symbolizing resilience through imperfection. Seven entrances represent the stages of grief, guiding participants toward a communal space that mirrors Black Rock City's layout. Merging raw, organic elements with a futuristic vision, the Temple invites radical acceptance, offering a place to honor personal journeys and find peace in transformation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journal.burningman.org/2025/01/black-rock-city/building-brc/introducing-the-2025-temple/|title=Introducing the 2025 BRC Temple: Temple of the Deep|date=January 10, 2025|website=Burning Man Journal}}</ref>
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