About Me
Hi, I’m Mark J. Terra-Salomão. This website showcases my architectural projects and explorations. Enjoy your visit!
I’m an architect currently working as a real estate project manager at Lawrence CommunityWorks, a nonprofit community development corporation (CDC) developing affordable housing in Lawrence, Massachusetts. I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. I also have Minors in Architectural History and Philosophy.
In the past I worked for DSK | Dewing Schmid Kearns Architects + Planners in Concord, Massachusetts; Shepley Bulfinch in Boston, Massachusetts; Oudens Ello Architecture in Boston, Massachusetts; and Costa Architects in Waltham, Massachusetts. I was also an editor for the student architecture journal (and discussion group) inter·punct.
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 was born and raised in 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 37 U.S. states and 26 countries, with many more on my wishlist. In the fall of 2016 I studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. Fun fact: I’m an ordained minister and can officiate legally-binding marriages. My interests outside of architecture include art, literature, film, languages, traveling, good food, craft beer, humor, tennis, hockey, and Winston Churchill.