Wendy Lewin is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and currently heads her own architecture studio. The studio undertakes projects spanning multiple sectors including residential, commercial, cultural and educational facilities.

Since graduating from Sydney University she has held lead positions in private practice and is the recipient of state, national and international awards for her built work and contribution to architecture, education and and the profession. She contributes to the discourse on architecture through her varied advisory and curatorial roles, national symposiums, national and international exhibitions including as co-creative director for the 2008 Australian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale and ‘Australia Now’ – Architecture for DFAT in Tokyo 2018. She has also chaired and participated in numerous state, national and international competition juries.

Wendy is committed to education and for over 35 years has taught architecture design programs at various universities including the University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, UNSW and was a visiting Professor at Hong Kong University.

Wendy was appointed a Commissioner of the NSW Independent Planning Commission from August 2018 to July 2024 and is an independent architectural consultant to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences for both the new Powerhouse Parramatta and the Powerhouse Ultimo renewal projects.