Amy Blonder

AICP, LEED Neighborhood Development
Associate Principal, Federal Practice Leader, Washington, D.C.

As our firmwide federal practice leader, Amy specializes in helping teams navigate the complex intersection of creativity, mission, and administrative requirements. She unites a keen eye for design with a deep understanding of procurement policies and procedures.  

Amy is drawn to federal work by the desire to ensure that agencies’ budget and mission-driven requirements are always top of mind and to create places that help define and reinforce our shared national identity. She is also optimistic about the government’s potential to lead by example in sustainable design and workplace innovations, and by its ability to inspire the public and private sector alike.  

Amy’s experience in urban design, land-use planning, community development, and urban revitalization has benefitted the private sector and government clients including the General Services Administration, the Department of Interior, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Her proudest professional achievement is helping lead the master planning process that transformed the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center into a lively mixed-use development. 

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Armed Forces Retirement Home
The Armed Forces Retirement Home Redevelopment, led by a joint-venture of Madison Marquette and Urban Atlantic, is planned to provide 4.3 million square feet of new, mixed-use development and reuse of historic buildings on the 80-acre campus in Northwest Washington, DC. The project will include new residential, retail, art spaces, sports and wellness venues, as well as adaptive reuse of the historic power plant and hospital complex on the property.
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Amy is a D.C. native, and her frequent childhood visits to the Smithsonian gave her an early appreciation for the public good fostered by federal buildings.

“Being entrusted with taxpayer-funded projects is both a weighty responsibility and an invigorating opportunity. Our work benefits the public for decades.”
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