Ayda Alehashemi

Ayda Alehashemi serves as an Associate Lecturer at ENSA Paris-Malaquais within PSL University, specializing in hydraulic infrastructure integration into urban structures with expertise spanning water management and spatial planning systems.

Her academic credentials include:

• Diploma in Architecture, Architect DPLG (Iran)
• Master in Landscape, University of Tehran (Tehran, Iran)
• Second Level Master's Degree in Transitions and Innovations in European Territories, University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
• Doctorate in Architecture, University of Tehran (Tehran, Iran)

Her research investigates hydraulic heritage systems and contemporary water spatial planning challenges, examining urban-territorial relationships with hydraulic flows through fieldwork across France and international contexts. This bridges landscape architecture, urban design, and historical water management practices.

She actively leads the Water Architecture Chair at ENSA Paris-Malaquais while contributing to major research initiatives including the POPSU-Territoires action-research project on water crisis anticipation in Clunisois and the Global History of Water Architecture collaboration with MIT. Her work integrates academic research with professional architectural practice in water infrastructure systems.