Copy of PDGP STUDIO

Atomic Cities - College of Design

The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant was built during the Cold War to enrich uranium, and has been doing so for over 60 years. Over many years the plant had been contaminating the groundwater & aquifer to total five mile long plume. In 2010, the Department of Energy approached the University of Kentucky College of Design to help visualize the contaminants. This partnership began with model making and continued for three semesters to include strategic planning, remediation techniques and future solutions for the plant post decommission. For an overview of partnership and project click here. 

The Paducah+ Team, a part of the Atomic Cities Research Group, investigated the current status of Paducah & 8 cities with similar contamination. By creating a network of cities, solutions were proposed by learning and growing each community based on the knowledge of the others. 

This project, a part of Univeristy of Kentucky's River Cities Project was featured at the 2012 International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam. For other work shown at IABR here.

Studio: Gary Rohrbacher - 2011

Deliverables: In collaboration with Marc Gannon, Anne Shawb & Carrie Wahl. Research, stargetic planning, graphic design & motion graphics animation.