AN EXPERIMENT TO CREATE A TEMPORARY CITY OF CREATIVE COLLECTIVE LIFE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of the features of creating a temporary city at the Burning Man festival and its localizations. The festival community lives by Larry Harvey's ten principles: radical inclusion, giving, decommodification, radical self-sufficiency, radical self-expression, community effort, civic responsibility, leave no trace, participation, here and now. These principles shape a creative approach to problem solving, since the need to constantly invent new ways of survival and self-realization develops creativity. The need to constantly negotiate, find compromises and meet each other improves communication skills. Creating shared spaces and events together develops collaboration and teamwork skills. The “leave no trace” principle promotes respect for nature and responsibility for one’s impact. The principles of Burning Man influence not only individuals, but also the development of architecture and design. Temporary architecture inspires experimentation with prefabricated and mobile structures, and the Leave No Trace principle encourages participants to use sustainable, recyclable and reusable materials in construction.