Carlow is also the founding principal of the Hong Kong-based design firm C:A+D, Carlow Architecture and Design. He holds a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University and a Master of Architecture from Yale. His work has been exhibited in the Hong Kong/Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism as well as the Venice Biennale of Architecture. He is an Associate Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and a member of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture.