FRAME founder, Alissa Rupp, is a leader in the design of places for community building, informal education and lifelong learning.

She works with the conviction that we can improve public life through the serious work of creating spaces where art, nature, culture and play intersect. Her values include interdisciplinary thinking, collaboration, co-creation and clarity. On the projects she is most passionate about, the visitor experience is key; her wide definition of “client,” includes an organization’s staff, visitors, stakeholders, volunteers, collections, and even the flora and fauna of the project site. 

Alissa’s early career was forged in children’s museums; her positions on staff at the Boston and Seattle Children’s Museums led her to pursue architecture and exhibit design so that she could work with more museums. Since then, her goal has been to serve the field of Informal Education through design, strategic planning and thoughtfully executed capital projects. Her priorities include bringing the client’s VISION to the forefront early in a project, on par with cost, schedule and construction priorities, so that design and creativity can benefit from both aspirational and practical goals.