Amber Wendland, AIA, AICP
Associate Principal, Ayers Saint Gross
Amber Wendland, AIA, AICP is an Associate Principal at Ayers Saint Gross with over 10 years’ experience working on urban, collegiate, and neighborhood planning and design. Trained as both an architect and community planner, she works on projects that bridge across disciplines, scales, and scopes.
While she enjoys working on a wide variety of project types, Amber has a particular passion for creating thoughtful and sensitive planning and design solutions for communities in need. By sharing her knowledge and engaging with residents, she works to elevate client and community voices in crafting the future of their neighborhoods. Her engagement and master planning efforts in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. have been awarded the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Mayors Business Recognition Award and the American Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter’s Award for Outstanding Regional or Comprehensive Plan.
Amber leads Ayers Saint Gross’ People and Culture committee and is passionate about promoting gender and racial equity in the field of architecture. Outside the firm, she serves on the board of the Neighborhood Design Center, the board of the Baltimore Tree Trust, as a member of the Greater Baltimore Committee Economic Development Committee, and as a mentor with the Baltimore Design School. In 2021, Amber was included on the Daily Record’s list of “Maryland’s Top Women” for her professional achievements, community leadership, and service to others.
Amber is a registered architect in Maryland and member of the American Institute of Architects, a certified planner with the American Planning Association, and a member of the Urban Land Institute.