Carrie Knowlton Hawley, IESNA
Associate Principal

Spearheading the establishment of HLB's Boston office, Associate Principal Carrie Knowlton Hawley brings with her over a decade's worth of architectural lighting design experience and expertise.  Drawing upon her unique perspective as a trained architect, Ms. Hawley's design sensibility transcends typical solutions, always taking into consideration both the practical and aesthetic challenges of each project she takes on.  Maintaining a deeply-rooted commitment to sustainable design, Ms. Hawley often takes on the challenge of marrying inspired lighting designs with minimal environmental impact solutions.  In addition to her design contributions, Ms. Hawley is involved in marketing, client development and project design work for the firm.

Background
Ms. Hawley, originally from suburban Chicago, discovered her passion for lighting design while studying architecture at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  She continued her lighting studies at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, where she developed her technical and analytical lighting skills.   Upon graduating, Ms. Hawley joined Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design as a designer working on a wide range of residential and commercial projects.  Her skills in complex project management coupled with her finely-tuned design sense have resulted in many successful projects including airports, hotels, healthcare facilities, executive offices, master plan and landscape projects

Education
Miami University, Bachelor of Environmental Design

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Master of Science in Lighting

Professional Affiliations
Ms. Hawley is actively involved in the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), and as the Co-Chair for the Lumen Awards, she has worked to expand the program into one of the most highly regarded events in the lighting industry.  With a strong commitment to education and expanding the profile of the industry-at-large, Ms. Hawley has served as a guest lecturer at the NY School of Interior Design, The Center for Architecture, The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Penn State University.  She currently teaches the introductory lighting course to architecture students at Boston Architectural College.

Awards

• IESNY/IIDA Citation: The Sea Grill, New York, New York