MARION LAWSON

Marion joined SMNG A Ltd. in 2021, bringing over 10 years of experience as a project architect and manager for K-12, higher education, and commercial interior sectors, working on projects ranging from university campus master plans to new construction and major renovations. Marion has a wealth of knowledge in sustainability from her years as a sustainability coordinator for a large, multi-discipline A/E firm where she worked to implement a comprehensive energy design process at both the project and firm level. In this role she conducted in-depth research with Architecture 2030 on the embodied energy of building materials, developing internal tools to aid in the selection of building products and presenting her findings at construction conferences in the US and Canada.

Having moved around the world throughout her childhood, Marion is happy to have made Chicago her home. She takes great pleasure in working on local projects where she can interact directly with the community and experience firsthand the impacts design and engagement have in our neighborhoods. Most recently, Marion has been working with the Chicago South Side Birth Center to design and build a birthing facility that will help address inequities in birth outcomes by providing culturally centered midwifery care within the city’s south side neighborhoods.

When not in the office or on the construction site, you can find Marion with her husband and three children enjoying the numerous playgrounds of Hyde Park, riding bikes along Promontory Point, or working on crafts around the dining room table.