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Designer Vinay Gupta’s completed Hexayurt prototype at the Burning Man festival in 2003. Vinay Gupta
Location | Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA |
Date | 2003 |
Designer | Vinay Gupta |
Additional Consultant | Beatrice Aranow |
Major Funding | Self-funded; in-kind donations from Pactiv Corporations, Innovation Energy, 3M, SketchUp |
Cost per unit | $80-250 |
Area | 161 sq. ft./15 sq. m |
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The cardboard shell under construction; application of the reflective heat shield; transporting the shelter; the designer, left, with friend Beatrice Aranow in front of the completed structure. Vinay Gupta
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