Cyrus Peñarroyo

Cyrus Peñarroyo is a Filipino-American designer and educator currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning. He co-founded the design collaborative EXTENTS in 2017 with McLain Clutter, focusing on intersections between architecture, urbanism, media, and digital culture. His work explores digital tools, spatial justice, and the material consequences of image production.

• 2019 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers
• ACSA Faculty Design Award Honorable Mention

Peñarroyo's projects like Online/On-site (Detroit digital divide mapping) and Lossy/Lossless (Los Angeles installation) interrogate digital infrastructure's impact on urban life. He has exhibited internationally at venues including the Venice Biennale, Harvard GSD, and Parsons School of Design.

His research engages computational design, media theory, and post-digital materiality, often through collaborative installations and speculative urban proposals. Grants from Taubman College and the Graham Foundation support his community-focused design experiments.