BUSHRA AUMIR

 WORK
   1     ROUTES (Anti-Monument I)
   2     RESOLUTE (Anti-Monument II)
   3     MEGA KERF
   4     DIMPLE WALL

   5     HOLOWALL
   6     DISASTER INFRASTRUCTURES
   7     RE-BIRTH OF STEEL
   8     CHIMNEY HOUSE

   9     ARRIVAL SEQUENCE
  10    MIMETIC MEMBRANE
  11     MANTIS SHRIMP



     EXTERNAL  LINKS
       Exemplary Project Grant 
      Resolute
      HoloWall:  RUBI LAB
      CODA: EVITIM
      Research Report: Noguchi

DISASTER 
INFRASTRUCTURE

Research on Nuclear Explosions and the Infrastruture needed for the aftermath
Cornell University 
 2020

Independant Project
Advisor : Peter Ballman 
Critic : Thom Mayne

Location : Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
Case Study : Chernobly Nuclear Plant, Ukraine

THEME: Anti-Monument for Nuclear Memory
PROCESS:  Site Restoration + Ecological Design 
MATERIAL: Plaster Maquettes
RESULT: Reflective Memorial Ecosystem





The Ivy Mike detonation of the 1940s on Enewetak Atoll left a massive 6,250-foot-wide, 165-foot-deep crater where the island of Elugelab once stood. This project proposes dredging receding islands and using volcanic rock to reinforce the area around the craters, which are at risk from rising sea levels. A concrete shell with a lead lining would be constructed to prevent radiation leaks, with towers marking explosive sites and areas containing nuclear waste. 

Over time, the site will transform into a space of memory and reflection, an anti-monument to the devastation caused by nuclear weapons, evoking an aura of contemplation for visitors before its potential submergence after 2050. The crater would form a lagoon with floating water catchers collecting rainwater, enabling aquaculture infrastructure to preserve and harness marine biodiversity




Nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, analyzing radiation impacts over the course of several days
Global radiation exposure over a four-day period
Timeline of the disaster’s progression, highlighting levels of radiation exposure at each stage


Plaster model: mapping the Earth’s surface and the deformation of underwater basins caused by nuclear explosions
14.19 °S, 63.27 °W
Wind 310 @ 6km/hr

Water currents and their role in the dispersal of nuclear waste


Formation of an atoll: A natural process shaped by coral growth around a sinking volcanic island










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