As a student, Hawley worked in the
Department of the Environment in London and practised with Renton, Howard, Wood and Levin Architects. She then worked with De Soissons and Yorke Rosenberg and Mardell (1972-73). Subsequently, she became a partner in Cook and Hawley Architects (1975) and in the 1980s practised with Pearson International Architects. In 1998, she established Christine Hawley Architects. She was a lecturer at the
Architectural Association from 1979 to 1987, and Head of the School of Architecture at the
University of East London from 1987 to 1993. She served as an adviser on the
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. In 1993, she became professor of architectural studies at the Bartlett, the first female professor in the department and in 1999 became the first female Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment and Head of School at the Barlett. == Awards and honours ==