Wood Burners Review
"When Daniel Mihalyo first sent me photographs of his study on Pacific Northwest saw mill burners, I was stunned by the poetic intensity of the interior views. Was it the magic of the glistening light slicing into black cones of space? Was it the tragic sense that all these magnificent steel pantheon interiors were being torn down and would be forever lost?" --Steven Holl, from his introduction to Wood Burners
Wood burners, also known as "wigwam burners" due to their conical shape, were once common at sawmills throughout the Pacific Northwest, where they were used to incinerate the enormous excess of sawdust and scraps that was a byproduct of every mill. As a result of the passage of environmental legislation in the 1970s that outlawed their use, these unique structures are quickly vanishing from the American landscape.
Through extraordinary photographs that recall the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, as well as through essays, photographs, drawings, and maps, Wood Burners examines the history and typology of this little-known vernacular architecture. This intriguing study is the second in a series of studies of vernacular article, following Grain Elevators.
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