Welcome
I’m Cyrus Dahmubed and I’m a designer, writer, editor, and curator living and working in my beautifully complex hometown of Newton, MA, just outside Boston.
I’ve had wonderful opportunities to study design at Harvard and Columbia, and received my Master of Architecture from Northeastern University in May 2018, where I was the recipient of the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for Service, Leadership, and Merit.
I was fortunate during my time at Northeastern to serve as the founding curator and editor-in-chief of the graduate colloquium series and publication, Common Ground, the President of the School of Architecture’s AIAS chapter, and in a number of other volunteer and academic positions.
I served as the Editor-in-Chief of CRIT Journal, the national publication of the American Institute of Architecture Students, and oversaw the production of Issues 83 and 84 during my one-year term in 2018.
I’ve taught studios and seminars at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT), Boston Architectural College (BAC), and MassArt, and serve on the Board of the Boston Children’s Chorus. I’m also a co-chair of the Boston Society of Architects’ Placemaking Knowledge Community on and serve on the elected Ethics Committee, in addition to my work with a number of other non-profits and community organizations.
From 2018-2025 I was the Director of Research at Utile, an architecture and urban planning firm in Boston, where I worked on non-profit architecture, urban design and planning including inclusionary zoning compliance for large projects, and research into topics like work-from-home and outdoor spaces in multifamily residential architecture, and queer spaces.
After leaving Utile in March of 2025, I am starting two new adventures: my own design practice (stay tuned here for updates!) and running for City Council in Newton.
In 2025, I was honored to receive both the American Institute of Architect’s Associate Award, and the Boston Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (BosNOMA) inaugural President’s Award.