Coral: Marine Utopia

PRODUCED BY

Nic Bao | Kevin Gao

Shuming Zhou | Zechen Huang

TOOLS

Unreal Engine 5 | Blender

EXHIBITED

YEAR

Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture

2022

'Climate change' could kill all of Earth's coral reefs by 2100; scientists warn! 'About 70-90% of all existing coral reefs are expected to disappear in the next 20 years due to warming oceans, acidic water and pollution: The project explores the design as an agent for understanding and responding to issues in the marine environment.

(Marine Utopia project is based on Dr Nic Bao's research along with the RMIT Architecture Master Design Studio.)

Coral: Marine Utopia

Using Blender and Unreal Engine 5, we created this 50-second short animation to demonstrate how design can serve as an agent for understanding and addressing issues in the marine environment.