Aviva Rubin, co-founder, is a NY registered architect, with work both in and beyond the confines of traditional architecture. Having worked as an architect, exhibition designer, professor, and curator in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, she is currently an adjunct studio professor at Woodbury University. Her previous work includes architect and project manager for Mark Grotjahn Studios, exhibition designer at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, junior architect at Lynch/Eisinger/Design, curatorial assistant in the Architecture + Design department at SFMOMA, and educator at Harvard’s Career Discovery and Boston Architectural College. In addition, Aviva sits on the board of the Octavia Project, was an Aspen Ideas Fest Scholar, and was an architect-in-residence at Art Omi. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master in Design Studies from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

Carolynn Karp, co-founder, is an experienced exhibition designer, architect and project manager with a demonstrated history of working in museum, residential and commercial sectors. She possesses a strong art and construction background and is skilled in design at various scales, installation supervision and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Prior to starting Means+Methods, she led her own eponymous firm, designing for artists and museums as well as residential and hospitality clients. Her previous work includes Senior Project Manager at Lynch/Eisinger/Design, Exhibition Designer at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Project Team Leader for Gabellini Sheppard Associates. Carolynn also sits on the board of Design Advocates, a non-profit design collective dedicated to projects, research, and advocacy for equity and greater access to public space. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University.