Usman Haque
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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
- ^ Lacey, Hester. "Designing Projects That Thrill And Empower: The Architect Who Taught A City To Fly". Forbes. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Meg, Carter. "This Search Engine For The Internet Of Things Promises To Make Data More Meaningful To People". Fast Company. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Paul, Christiane (2015). Digital art (Third ed.). London. p. 222. ISBN 9780500204238. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ DiSalvo, Carl (2012). Adversarial design. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. pp. 123–125. ISBN 9780262528221. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Bullivant, Lucy (2005). 4dspace : interactive architecture. Chichester: Wiley-Academy. pp. 8–11. ISBN 9780470090923. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Butcher, Mike (20 July 2011). "LogMeIn acquires 'Internet of Things' Startup Pachube for $15m In Cash". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mancini, Daniele (7 March 2007). "Interview with Usman Haque". UNPACKED. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Shute, Tish. "Pachube, Patching the Planet: Interview with Usman Haque | UgoTrade". Ugotrade. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Miller, Ron (15 February 2018). "Google to acquire Xively IoT platform from LogMeIn for $50M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Janne. "Usman Haque: Street wise". Sparkkle. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Etherington, Rose (13 March 2008). "Category winners of Designs of the Year awards". Dezeen. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Design Council announces new network of design experts". www.designcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Mayor cements London as new centre for data innovation | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.