Exploring the intersection of art, technology and architecture for public and commercial spaces. Currently head of digital experiences at wowl, an XR studio and mom to the adventurous Pixel the Pomeranian.Previously a design researcher at the EPFL+ECAL lableading a two-year research project on designing immersive digital experiences for public spaces. Current research projects include teaching a course on the Future of Retail at theAA visiting schooland HCI for luxury brands.
I recieved a Masters of Advanced Studies in design for digital innovation from the EPFLand ECAL, a M.A. in contextual design from the Design Academy Eindhoven (cum laude) for which I received theGijs Bakker Awardfor excellence in design research and the Keep An Eye Award given to top new talents in the Netherlands. I have a B.A. in architecture (magna cum laude) fromWellesley College where I completed my architecture studio courses at MIT.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Henchoz N and Crank AE. Digital Heritage: Bringing New Life to the Montreux Jazz Festivals Audio-Visual Archives with Immersive Installations. Leonardo, August 2018, 51:4;375-380.https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_01646
SIGGRAPH 2018, Vancouver, Canada: “Digital Heritage: Bringing New Life to the Montreux Jazz Festivals Audio-Visual Archives with Immersive Installations.” 2018 Biennale of Milan, Milan, Italy: “Alibaba: GEO-DESIGN” 2019 Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia: “New Paper Design Talks: Allison Crank” 2019 ArtTech Forum, Geneva, Switzerland: “Designing for Digital Heritage” 2018 Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands: “GEO-DESIGN” 2018 Tate Exchange, TATE, London, United Kingdom: “Virtual Economies: Work+Play” 2017 Jerusalem Design Week 2017, Jerusalem, Israel: “Islands” 2017 Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI), Zurich, Switzerland: “European Trendday” 2017 Biennale of Milan, Milan, Italy: “Rhythm” 2016 Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands: “Thing Nothing” 2015 Het Nieuw Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: “Design Scarcity” 2014
Allison Crank
XR DESIGNER & RESEARCHER
Exploring the intersection of art, technology and architecture for public and commercial spaces. Currently head of digital experiences at wowl, an XR studio and mom to the adventurous Pixel the Pomeranian.Previously a design researcher at the EPFL+ECAL lableading a two-year research project on designing immersive digital experiences for public spaces. Current research projects include teaching a course on the Future of Retail at theAA visiting schooland HCI for luxury brands.
I recieved a Masters of Advanced Studies in design for digital innovation from the EPFLand ECAL, a M.A. in contextual design from the Design Academy Eindhoven (cum laude) for which I received theGijs Bakker Awardfor excellence in design research and the Keep An Eye Award given to top new talents in the Netherlands. I have a B.A. in architecture (magna cum laude) fromWellesley College where I completed my architecture studio courses at MIT.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Henchoz N and Crank AE. Digital Heritage: Bringing New Life to the Montreux Jazz Festivals Audio-Visual Archives with Immersive Installations. Leonardo, August 2018, 51:4;375-380.https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_01646