Paul Lawton

Paul Lawton, AIA, ALEP, recently joined DLR Group as a principal in the Minneapolis K-12 Education studio to lead project teams serving education clients and communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. He brings deep understanding of the marketplace, having spent more than a decade building relationships with school districts across the region.

His experience spans every phase of a project, ranging from pre-referendum and community engagement to design and construction. This broad range of involvement gives him a comprehensive understanding of the complex process and how to build the right team for the best outcome. Lawton also pulls from his experience as a board member for the Educare Foundation – an organization that provides supplemental funding for teacher-initiated programs – as inspiration to infuse flexible spaces within educational environments to support the variety of ways in which students learn.

Lawton firmly believes that professional development and affiliation are critical for growth in the design industry. In 2018, he became an Accredited Learning Environments Planner, and he is currently a member of the AIA Minnesota chapter.