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Haque Design + Research specialises in the design and research of interactive architecture systems. Architecture is no longer considered something static and immutable; instead it is seen as dynamic, responsive and conversant. Our projects explore some of this territory.

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Usman Haque, director Haque Design + Research Ltd, founder of Pachube.com and CEO of Connected Environments Ltd has created responsive environments, interactive installations, digital interface devices and mass-participation performances. His skills include the design and engineering of both physical spaces and the software and systems that bring them to life. He has been an invited researcher at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Italy, artist-in-residence at the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences, Japan and has also worked in USA, UK and Malaysia. As well as directing the work of Haque Design + Research he was until 2005 a teacher in the Interactive Architecture Workshop at the Bartlett School of Architecture, London. He received the 2008 Design of the Year Award (interactive) from the Design Museum, UK, a 2009 World Technology Award (art), a Wellcome Trust Sciart Award, a grant from the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology, the Swiss Creation Prize, Belluard Bollwerk International, the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence prize and the Asia Digital Art Award Grand Prize.

His work has been exhibited widely throughout the world, including the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), Ars Electronica, Transmediale, Hillside Gallery (Tokyo), The National Maritime Museum Greenwich, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Itau Cultural, Sao Paulo, NTT Inter-Communication Centre, Tokyo, the Singapore Biennale, the Dubai World Cup 2009, and the National Art Museum, Beijing, China.

Ai Hasegawa studied computer graphic animation and interactive media art at the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences, Japan. On graduating she created animations for educational TV programmes in Tokyo. After moving to London she began working as an animator, character designer, illustrator and interaction designer.

Barbara Jasinowicz trained in instrumental music at Warsaw Music Academy and cultural studies and linguistics at Warsaw University. She has worked as a researcher at The Centre for Studies on the Classical Tradition in Poland and East-Central Europe and The Polish Academy of Sciences. As well as coordinating Polish version production process to live action and animated films at Imperial CinePix, Poland, she has collaborated with art and science institutions in promoting and organizing events, exhibitions and conferences.

Chris Leung (www.chrisleung.org) trained as an architect at the Bartlett School of Architecture, London, and has worked for over a decade in private architectural practice, environmental engineering, systems consultancy and on government funded research projects. He is a candidate for an EngD in "Virtual Environments, Imaging and Visualisation" at UCL where his thesis investigates the application of physical computing and imaging technology to support design and engineering decisions in architectural projects. Haque Design + Research Ltd is the industry sponsor for this research. He is also a technical dissertation supervisor for post-graduate students at the Bartlett and a member of the Sixteen*(makers) collaborative group of architects, makers, fabricators and researchers.

Susan Haque specialises in logistics and worked for several years in organisational development and disaster management in Latin America and Pakistan.

Christopher Burman is an artist and musician from London. He joined HD+R after studying architecture at The Bartlett, UCL where he developed his interests in networks, virtual environments and social architecture. He co-founded and runs Show Dome, an art gallery and event space in Hackney Wick.

Nitpak "Dot" Samsen (www.dotmancando.info) was an architect but graduated from Design Interactions, Royal College of Art. He loves computer games but he thinks computer games will ruin his life. He hates capitalism but he is still working for it. He loves self sufficient economy but he can't live with it. Now he wants to save the world but the world doesn't really need it.

Andrew Chetty is an experienced producer and curator working within different areas of contemporary art and design practices, specialising in the live presence within interactive media for real and virtual spaces including visitor attractions. Between 2003 - 09 Andrew held the position of Head of Exhibitions & Acting Deputy Director at the Public Gallery, The Public, West Bromwich. In 2007 Andrew curated 'Our Cyborg Future: Me or Machine?' the design showcase exhibition for the Design Council's Design of The Times festival (Dott07) at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2006 he co-curated 'Oasis Sorono', a site-specific sound art exhibition housed within the plaza of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Between 1998 - 2003 Andrew was a co-director of futuresonic based in Manchester. Between 1999 - 2002, Andrew was Head of New Media, Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. Between1995 - 2001 he was the Director of NOW and the international NOW festival in Nottingham.

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