Mehdi Zahed
Professor in Architectural Technology Programs at Algonquin College
Mehdi Zahed is a registered architect with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), a full-time professor in Architectural Technology programs at Algonquin College Ottawa campus with more than 25 years of architecture, academia and construction industry experience. Mr. Zahed is also a researcher in the field of sustainable development and building information modelling (BIM) in Canada and the United States. In his recent experience, Mehdi has worked as a Visiting Scholar in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State University (PSU), RE2-LAB, to address climate change in the building sector.
Mehdi Zahed won the award for excellence in teaching in the field of architectural technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton, Alberta, in 2020 and from Algonquin College in 2024. Mehdi Zahed has a passion for helping others and coaching the younger generation to excel in their goals. He served as the Chair for Skills Alberta (2011 – 2020) and played a key role as a co-founder of the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) in Alberta (2019). Professor Zahed is a Building Envelope Council Ottawa Region (BECOR) board member and the Students Programs Advisor (2023). Mehdi Zahed believes that quality education and professional coaching have an everlasting impact on people’s careers and lives.
