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
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
RE-BIRTH OF STEEL
Reclaiming the Past, Building the Future: Transforming Pristina’s Industrial HeritageCornell University
Fall 2021
Phase 1 Research Partner : Chloe Tsui
Local Research Partner : Nita Lloncari
Advisor : Peter Van Assche & Curt Gambett
Location : Prishtina, Kosovo
THEME: Infrastructure as Cultural Memory
PROCESS: Material Harvesting + Adaptive Reuse
MATERIAL: Salvaged Steel, Brick, Space Frame Structures
RESULT: Cultural Preservation
This project examines materials in Kosovo through the lens of infrastructure, focusing on Pristina’s history shaped by its railway. Steel’s journey reflects shifts in political territory, trade, and migration. The site, an abandoned brick factory, preserves historic walls while reconfiguring harvested steel with deep historical value. Phase 1 research, shown in the first two images below, highlights broader railway studies in Pristina and steel’s significance. The community center fosters education as a form of mobility, creating spaces for debate, performance, and learning, with future-proof designs for expansion over 50 years. Reuse strategies repurpose steel into frames, facades, and furniture.