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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Haque was born in Washington D.C. in 1971. He studied architecture at the [[Bartlett School of Architecture]] from 1990 to 1996. He has worked in Malaysia, Japan, Italy and New York City.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mancini |first1=Daniele |title=Interview with Usman Haque |url=https://unpacked.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/interview-with-usman-haque/ |website=UNPACKED |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en |date=7 March 2007}}</ref>
Haque was born in Washington D.C. in 1971. He studied architecture at the [[Bartlett School of Architecture]] from 1990 to 1996. He has worked in Malaysia, Japan, Italy and New York City.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mancini |first1=Daniele |title=Interview with Usman Haque |url=https://unpacked.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/interview-with-usman-haque/ |website=UNPACKED |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en |date=7 March 2007}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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He founded Umbrellium in 2013 to focus on urban technology and design, as well as "decision-making and the governance of cities, not just interactive spaces".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Janne |title=Usman Haque: Street wise |url=https://www.sparkkle.space/interviews/usman-haque |website=Sparkkle |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>
He founded Umbrellium in 2013 to focus on urban technology and design, as well as "decision-making and the governance of cities, not just interactive spaces".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Janne |title=Usman Haque: Street wise |url=https://www.sparkkle.space/interviews/usman-haque |website=Sparkkle |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>

Haque's [[interactive art]] has appeared at the [[Singapore Biennale]] (2006), [[London Fashion Week]] (2007) and opening ceremony of the [[Dubai World Cup]] (2009).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sansone |first1=Barbara |title=The Softspace Of Usman Haque. Choreographies Of Sensations • Digicult {{!}} Digital Art, Design and Culture |url=http://digicult.it/design/the-softspace-of-usman-haque-choreographies-of-sensations/ |website=Digicult Digital Art, Design and Culture |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en |date=3 May 2010}}</ref>


He was a [[Brit Insurance Design Awards]] winner in 2008,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Etherington |first1=Rose |title=Category winners of Designs of the Year awards |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/13/category-winners-of-designs-of-the-year-awards/ |website=Dezeen |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en |date=13 March 2008}}</ref> appointed a [[Design Council]] Ambassador in 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Design Council announces new network of design experts |url=https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/news-opinion/design-council-announces-new-network-design-experts/ |website=www.designcouncil.org.uk |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and in 2022 he joined the London Mayor's Data for London Advisory Board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor cements London as new centre for data innovation {{!}} London City Hall |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/Mayor%20appoints%20Data%20for%20London%20Board |website=www.london.gov.uk |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
He was a [[Brit Insurance Design Awards]] winner in 2008,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Etherington |first1=Rose |title=Category winners of Designs of the Year awards |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/13/category-winners-of-designs-of-the-year-awards/ |website=Dezeen |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en |date=13 March 2008}}</ref> appointed a [[Design Council]] Ambassador in 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Design Council announces new network of design experts |url=https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/news-opinion/design-council-announces-new-network-design-experts/ |website=www.designcouncil.org.uk |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and in 2022 he joined the London Mayor's Data for London Advisory Board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor cements London as new centre for data innovation {{!}} London City Hall |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/Mayor%20appoints%20Data%20for%20London%20Board |website=www.london.gov.uk |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:10, 8 February 2023

Usman Haque is an architect and artist known for designing large scale spectacular interactive installations[1], and his contributions to interactive architecture and the internet of things.[2] As founder of Pachube, he has been called "one of the most influential figures in the world of Internet of Things", though his work spans a wide variety of outputs including digital art[3], participatory design[4], architecture and urbanism[5], as well as environmental psychology[6], and entrepreneurship.[7]

Early life and education

Haque was born in Washington D.C. in 1971. He is of Pakistani descent[8] and studied architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture from 1990 to 1996. He has worked in Malaysia, Japan, Italy and New York City.[9]

Career

He founded Pachube, an early Internet of Things data platform, in 2007[10], which was acquired by LogMeIn in 2011, transformed into Xively and sold on to Google in 2018.[11]

He founded Umbrellium in 2013 to focus on urban technology and design, as well as "decision-making and the governance of cities, not just interactive spaces".[12]

Haque's interactive art has appeared at the Singapore Biennale (2006), London Fashion Week (2007) and opening ceremony of the Dubai World Cup (2009).[13]

He was a Brit Insurance Design Awards winner in 2008,[14] appointed a Design Council Ambassador in 2021[15] and in 2022 he joined the London Mayor's Data for London Advisory Board.[16]




References

  1. ^ Lacey, Hester. "Designing Projects That Thrill And Empower: The Architect Who Taught A City To Fly". Forbes. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ Meg, Carter. "This Search Engine For The Internet Of Things Promises To Make Data More Meaningful To People". Fast Company. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ Paul, Christiane (2015). Digital art (Third ed.). London. p. 222. ISBN 9780500204238. Retrieved 8 February 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ DiSalvo, Carl (2012). Adversarial design. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. pp. 123–125. ISBN 9780262528221. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ Bullivant, Lucy (2005). 4dspace : interactive architecture. Chichester: Wiley-Academy. pp. 8–11. ISBN 9780470090923. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ French, Christopher C.; Haque, Usman; Bunton-Stasyshyn, Rosie; Davis, Rob (May 2009). "The "Haunt" project: An attempt to build a "haunted" room by manipulating complex electromagnetic fields and infrasound". Cortex. 45 (5): 619–629. doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2007.10.011. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ Butcher, Mike (20 July 2011). "LogMeIn acquires 'Internet of Things' Startup Pachube for $15m In Cash". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ Sansone, Barbara (3 May 2010). "The Softspace Of Usman Haque. Choreographies Of Sensations • Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture". Digicult Digital Art, Design and Culture. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ Mancini, Daniele (7 March 2007). "Interview with Usman Haque". UNPACKED. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. ^ Shute, Tish. "Pachube, Patching the Planet: Interview with Usman Haque | UgoTrade". Ugotrade. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  11. ^ Miller, Ron (15 February 2018). "Google to acquire Xively IoT platform from LogMeIn for $50M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  12. ^ Ryan, Janne. "Usman Haque: Street wise". Sparkkle. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  13. ^ Sansone, Barbara (3 May 2010). "The Softspace Of Usman Haque. Choreographies Of Sensations • Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture". Digicult Digital Art, Design and Culture. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  14. ^ Etherington, Rose (13 March 2008). "Category winners of Designs of the Year awards". Dezeen. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Design Council announces new network of design experts". www.designcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Mayor cements London as new centre for data innovation | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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