Hi, I’m Mark J. Terra-Salomão. I’m currently a fifth-year architecture student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture degree. I also have minors in architectural history and philosophy. I was born and raised in Massachusetts.

As hackneyed as it sounds, I’ve wanted to be an architect as long as I can remember. This sentiment only increased after entering architecture school and working for architecture firms and in the field. I firmly believe architecture and design should strive always and everywhere for public engagement, and hope to devote my career to making that a reality.

I’m currently one of the editors for the student architecture journal (and discussion group) inter·punct. I’ve worked for Oudens Ello Architecture in Boston, Massachusetts, and Albert Costa Architects in Waltham, Massachusetts.

I’m an avid – some might say obsessive – reader. I’m fluent in Portuguese (in addition to English), have a working proficiency in Spanish, and usually manage to order food and beers in German and Danish. I’ve traveled to 34 U.S. states and 22 countries, with many more on my wishlist. In the fall of 2016 I studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. My interests outside of architecture include art, literature, film, languages, traveling, good food, humor, tennis, hockey, and Winston Churchill. I plan to pursue my architect’s license, and am considering graduate studies in landscape architecture.