Adam presenting with Prezi at the ceremony

We just couldn’t wait for Adam to give a sign from New York last night. Then around 5:20 AM Hungarian time, a short line appeared in our mailboxes: “We won.” A few hours later Adam also sent some pictures made with his iPhone during the World Technology Summit, where he and collaborator Usman Haque have won the World Technology Award in the category of Arts.

Party before the ceremony.

Other winners of the award are Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg (Marketing Communications), Lawrence Lessig (Law) and President Paul Kagame, Republic of Rwanda (Policy). The WTA in association with Time, Fortune and Science magazines are presented each year to the outstanding innovators of different fields of technology. Adam has been nominated by the membership of the World Technology Network which is composed of over 1000 scientists, entrepreneurs, financiers, journalists, academics, policy makers, etc., and over 200 organizations/companies, spread out over 60 countries.

Adam and Usman have worked on a number of collaborations experimenting with architecture, spaces, interactivity, and the cultural aspects of new technologies. As architects and artists they believe that the domain of architecture is much more dynamic than it used to be. Mobile connectivity, people-centered design, contextual awareness, and interactive spaces are challenges and fields of new experiments for them.

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