Hetao Vision:
Innovative AI Video Competition
1. Overview:
The curatorial team of UABB invites creators to imagine the future of Hetao through innovative, visionary videos generated by AI tools. Hetao, also known as the “Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone”, is established under the vision of “one river, two banks” and “one zone, two parks”. Hetao is also the site of UABB (Shenzhen) where the both curatorial teams showcase innovative exhibits on AI, Tech and Art by local and international experts. This competition seeks to explore creative interpretations of the grand vision of Hetao regarding interconnectivity, innovation, and inclusiveness as a strategic development in the Greater Bay Area.
Being the first technological infrastructure in Hetao, the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP) focuses on six pillar industries - Life & Health technology, New Energy, New Materials, Microelectronics, Robotics and AI & Data Science. This features that Artificial Intelligence being the very subject of the Hetao development. This competition uses AI to envision AI's future home, creating a powerful meta-dialogue, democratizing futurology, allowing a diverse range of voices to prototype, critique, and dream about what is to come in a medium that is accessible, dynamic, and inherently forward-looking.
Through movement, sound, and the passage of time, a vision video is the perfect canvas to capture this essence. Creators will build a narrative, evoke emotion, and construct immersive worlds that static images or text cannot, telling a complete story of a future lived experience.
Creators are encouraged to study the background, the vision, and the needs for the Hetao development and create a video that comes across
1) interconnectivity - how tangible and intangible elements could be connected, physically and socially, between the Hong Kong park and Shenzhen park of Hetao?
2) innovation - how architectural and urban design in the future Hetao innovate and differentiate from common typologies, aesthetics and atmosphere?
3) inclusiveness - how does Hetao serve as a culturally vibrant, inclusive and social hub for technology talents coming from all parts of the globe?
2. Results
In the Open Group for the AI Video Competition, the top honor was awarded to Zhang Xiaoshan (张小杉) for the project 《深港河脉：一河两岸的科创枢纽宏图, which the jury praised for its cinematic narrative and its bold proposal for a new typology of cross-border architecture. The finalists included Ivan Makogon for 《量子菌丝》 (Quantum Mycelium) and the team of Zhihang Luo (罗志航) and Hua Zhou (周骅) for The Sentient River.
In the Student Group, the winners were Pan Zhuoyi (潘卓頤) and Zhou Yining (周一寧) for their work 《無形之橋》, a project recognized for its original narrative strategy that transformed intangible relationships into a clear and engaging spatial experience. The finalists for this category were Kushagar Sharma for Hetao: Where Intelligence Finds Home and Chen Yunru (陈韵如) and Zhao Siyu (赵司宇) for 《河之所向》.
Their works can be viewed online below
Open Group Winner:
《深港河脉：一河两岸的科创枢纽宏图》https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjUwODk1NzM0OA==.html
Open Group Finalists:
《量子菌丝》https://youtu.be/XqYqY3CDICU?si=jTPa_rb5W3-SLoSI
The Sentient River https://youtu.be/hxwI0fW3tks?feature=shared
Student Group Winner:
《無形之橋》https://youtu.be/p8pmIUZP_m8
Student Group Finalists:
Hetao: Where Intelligence Finds Home
https://youtu.be/A-G42TprGa8?si=rNMFaDHq7Ou23kfQ
《河之所向》http://xhslink.com/o/2iYbn2Kaw5b
3. Judging Criteria
Entries were judged based on:
Creativity & Originality (30%): Uniqueness of concept and vision.
Technical Execution (30%): Coherence and skill in using AI-generated media.
Response to Theme (30%): Effectiveness in engaging with the HSITP/Hetao site.
Clarity (10%): The story's clarity and emotional resonance.
4. Organisers
Organiser:
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation and Shenzhen Biennale Foundation
Supporting Organisation:
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Enquiries:
uabb2024@hkia.org.hk
5. Useful links:
Jury
(in alphabetical order)
Ar. Arturo Tedeschi, author of Algorithms-Aided Design / Italian Design Ambassador 2019, Milan
Prof. Alvin Yip, Adjunct Professor of Architecture / Director of Indra and Harry Banga Gallery, The City University of Hong Kong
Prof. Kam-sing Wong, Former Secretary for the Environment (2012-2022), HKSAR Government / Adjunct Professor, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Lang Christian J. Associate Professor, Faculty of architecture, The University of Hong Kong
Ar. Stanley Tho, Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP)
Mr. Sima Xiao, Chief Planner of the HTCZ, Principal Planner at Shenzhen Institute of Urban Planning and Design, President of Shenzhen Urban Planning Association
Mr. Zhenhua Li, International Curator of New Media Art, Recommender for the Swiss Prix Pictet Photography Festival, Curator of the Light and Image Pavilion at Art Basel Hong Kong
