Kim Hawkins

Biography: Kim is past District Chair of ULI Nashville and current Governance Chair. She is a founding Principal of Hawkins Partners, Inc. (HPI), a landscape architecture and planning firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kim has over three decades of experience in planning, design and construction. Kim’s commitment is to connect people to community through thoughtful, informed design. She holds a degree in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University. Kim has been an active part of the community throughout her career. Notably, Kim was the founding president of the Nashville Civic Design Center in 2000 and has served on numerous boards and commissions, including the University of Tennessee College of Architecture Board of Advisors, the Conservation Commission for the State of Tennessee, Mayor Dean’s Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee and several arts related boards. Hawkins Partners, Inc. has extensive and award-winning experience in green infrastructure and sustainable site planning and design, including recent recognition for the Riverfront Park and Ascend Amphitheater, Mars Petcare Headquarters, Amazon Operations Center of Excellence, Nashville Yards and Fifth and Broad mixed use developments. Nashville landmarks Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, Nashville Public Square, Vanderbilt West End Neighborhood and Schermerhorn Symphony Center are among the firm’s achievements.