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14+
Years Experience
Diogo Cunha
SCULPTING STEEL INTO LIVING WORLDS
Rockwork, sculpted reef and cave habitats, and large-scale themed fabrication for aquariums, zoos and theme parks across Europe, Asia and the Americas, from bare steel armature to finished set.
blooloop Innovation Awards 2025, 3rd place (Puy du Fou, team project)
Built in 19 countries
Rock sculptor shaping real, lasting, walk-through worlds.
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A communicator first, a rock sculptor second.
Fourteen years in artificial rockwork and themed fabrication: eleven at Pangea Rocks shaping reef, cave and rock habitats for aquariums and zoos, and since 2023 General Foreman and Project Manager at Petro Art Productions, building theme park worlds across France.
Before the rock came the people. Five years running events and dealing with clients for Foto Estrela taught me to talk straight and organise a job properly. On site I work in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French, so the whole crew knows the plan before the first bar of steel is bent.
EXPERTISE
Seven layers, armature to finish. Every build stands on the same stack, and these are the seven I keep sharpening.
Featured builds, from bare steel armature to the finished set.
Finished shot by Célian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Finished shot via Blooloop.
Finished shot courtesy Advanced Aquarium Technologies.
Theme Park Ride2024
Futuroscope
Over 2,750 m² of themed rockwork across a 7,000 m² ride environment, from 3D design through carving and final paint.
Rockwork3D DesignCarvingFinal Paint
Open Case Study- Theme Park Ride2024
Futuroscope
Over 2,750 m² of themed rockwork across a 7,000 m² ride environment, from 3D design through carving and final paint.
Project 1 of 5Rockwork3D DesignCarvingFinal PaintOpen Case Study - Live Show Set2025
Puy du Fou
The Morgana and Throne towers, structure through final paint, for a 3,000 m² stage seating 2,000 spectators.
Project 2 of 5TowersKinetic FaceRockworkShow SetOpen Case Study Finished shot by Célian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Coaster Theming2024Walibi
Rockwork, shotcrete facades, carved tiki statues and a hand-engraved temple face for a Hawaiian-themed coaster.
Project 3 of 5ShotcreteTiki CarvingTemple FaceRockworkOpen Case StudyFinished shot via Blooloop.
Aquarium2019Bahrain Aquarium
Large-format sculpted rock for the Middle East's largest cylindrical aquarium.
Project 4 of 5Cylinder TankCast RockFinishOpen Case StudyFinished shot courtesy Advanced Aquarium Technologies.
Aquarium2018Kaunas Mega Aquarium
The centrepiece aquarium tower and its sculpted coral detailing, the tallest aquarium in the Baltics.
Project 5 of 5Aquarium TowerCoral DetailSculptureOpen Case Study
Credentials, trade titles and the languages I run a site in.
- NativeLanguages
Portuguese
Source
Self-assessed
- FluentLanguages
English
Source
Self-assessed
- FluentLanguages
Spanish
Source
Self-assessed
- FluentLanguages
French
Source
Self-assessed
Public distinctions for builds I worked on. Team results, shared with every crew on site.
blooloop Innovation Awards 2025, 3rd place
Puy du Fou, L'Épée du Roi Arthur
The show's quicksand illusion took third place. A team result: Diogo was General Foreman on the Morgana and Throne towers and the island rockwork for Petro Art Productions.
[ 2025 ]
Tallest aquarium in the Baltics
Kaunas Mega Aquarium, Lithuania
Sculpted coral detailing around the centrepiece aquarium tower, built with Pangea Rocks.
Photo courtesy Advanced Aquarium Technologies.
[ 2018 ]
Middle East's largest cylindrical aquarium
Bahrain Aquarium, Mall of Dilmunia
Large-format sculpted rock formations, cast and finished with Pangea Rocks for the cylinder tank.
Photo via Blooloop.
[ 2019 ]
Atmospheric Signal
THE WORK OPENS THE DOOR. THE DETAILS KEEP YOU THERE.