WENDY ANDRINGA | RLA, WEDG, LEED AP, ASLA

Wendy is the founder and principal of Assemblage. Her design practice draws on the intelligence of natural systems to generate innovative solutions. With over twenty years of experience designing, managing, and overseeing the implementation of award-winning landscapes, Wendy has developed deep expertise in public parks, waterfronts, and complex urban projects. She excels at leading multidisciplinary teams, integrating planning, technical design, and communications to create ecologically resilient spaces.

Wendy is deeply committed to the creative reuse of reclaimed materials in landscape design, celebrating their histories while advancing sustainability and low-carbon design principles. She is a member of RECLAIM NYC, an advocacy group leading the growth of material salvage and reuse in NYC’s design and construction industry. She is also a co-chair of the ASLA-NY Climate Action Committee, and a founding member of the ASLA-NY Plant Research Group

Prior to founding Assemblage, Wendy worked at SCAPE Landscape Architecture, Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, and Dirtworks. Wendy has had academic appointments at the CCNY Spitzer School of Architecture, Columbia University GSAPP, and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).