He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture. He started his career in the field of Architecture in 1995 as a project architect at one of the public consultancy firms. As an architect he has successfully completed several housing and commercial projects providing him with a good experience in building design and construction. Towards the end of 1998, he made a transition into the academic field when he joined the Department of Architecture at IIUM two years after its establishment in 1996. He pursued his Master's degree in Construction and Project Management in 1999 and after completing his Ph.D in 2012, he has developed a niche interest in the area of Commercial Building Planning and Design and Public Architecture with particular concerns on the design and development of Public Spaces, Building and Facilities to facilitate public needs for leisure.
He has also successfully participated and completed some research consultancies undertaken by the business arm of the kulliyyah formerly known as Centre for Built Environment over the years. Among his most notable involvement was the preparation of the "Master Plan for Kota Bharu Bandar Raya Islam" for local authority of Kota Bharu (MPKB BRI) where he assumed the role as the project manager for the research project. He has also presented papers in international conferences and written academic papers on topics related to his niche interest.
In the Department of Architecture he is an experienced lecturer who has practically taught all levels of students enroll in both B.Sc. in Architecture and Bachelor of Architecture focusing on design studio and basic construction courses. He has also assumed many advisory roles over the years in the department where he had assisted students in many design competitions and was the academic advisor for the department for two consecutive terms, 2013 and 2014. His extensive involvement with students' programmes and activities has encouraged him to become a Fellow of the Mahallah in the early years and at present he has progressed to be the Principal of one of the Mahallahs in IIUM.

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 1 (STUDIO)	2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2011/2012
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2 (STUDIO)	2021/2022 2011/2012 2009/2010
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 3 (STUDIO)	2023/2024 2022/2023 2019/2020 2017/2018
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 4 (STUDIO)	2023/2024 2022/2023 2019/2020 2016/2017 2015/2016 2013/2014
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 5 (STUDIO)	2013/2014 2012/2013
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 6 (STUDIO)	2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2014/2015 2012/2013
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I	2001/2002
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II (STUDIO)	2003/2004
ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS	2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2015/2016 2011/2012
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS 1	2016/2017 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 1	2003/2004
BUILDING MATERIAL I	2004/2005 2003/2004
CULTURAL AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT	2012/2013 2011/2012
DISSERTATION	2018/2019
DRAUGHTMANSHIP & WORKING DRAWING	2001/2002
DRAUGHTMANSHIP AND WORKING DRAWING	2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2000/2001
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS	2003/2004 2002/2003
HABITAT DESIGN II	2000/2001
HERITAGE STUDIES	2015/2016
HERITAGE STUDIES 1	2020/2021
HERITAGE STUDIES 2	2020/2021
INTEGRATED MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1	2021/2022 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 2014/2015 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011
INTEGRATED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT	2022/2023
INTERGRATED MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1	2013/2014
WATER AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM	1999/2000
WORKING DRAWING AND SPECIFICATION	2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2009/2010

Investigation On The Significance Of Historical Shophouses In Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor

1. Factors Of Urban Floods And Resilient Architecture Approaches 2. Startup Hub For Creative Digital Entrepreneurs In Georgetown, Penang. Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor

1. To Study The Implementation Of Media Facades At Public Spaces In Malaysia 2. National Seed Vault To Conserve The Biodiversity In Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor

Transformable Architecture : Mosque As A Disaster Relief Cum Community Development Center At Kota Bharu, Kelantan/Pedestrian Network Syntactic Analysis And The Users' Perception In Klang Royal Town : A Case Study Of Jalan Tengku Kelana And Jalan Dato Hamzah Flood Transitional Shelter Cum Community Development Center At Kuala Krai, Kelantan. Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor

Urban Symbiosis : Aquaponics Vertical Pond For Urban Communities At Putrajaya/ Evaluation Of Public Experience Toward The Biophilic Design Application In Shopping Mall In Klang Valley Urban Symbiosis : Urban Agro Station For Communities At Bandar Tun Razak. Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor

"De-Wreck" The Waste Recovery Centre Kepong. Master Completed 2021 Member Supervisory Committee

Alternative School : Towards Self-Sustained School. Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor

Skill Training And Start Up Hub For Gig Economy. Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor

Perception Of Place Of Attachment At Marketplace : A Case Study On New And Old Pasar Besar Pasir Puteh, Kelantan ; "Petak-Tani" Vege Food Hub Langkawi. Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor

Assessment On Physical Factors Influencing Teenagers Hangout Culture In Mall/Integrated Communal And Entreprenur Hub For Ppr Lembah Subang Community. Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor

1. Kampong Market : Kampong Setting Food - Based Concept Market 2. Optimizing Transitional Spaces In Mixed Used Building. Master Completed 2020 Main Supervisor

1. Extended Reality Public Edutainment Park 2. Relationship Between Mental Health And Residential Environment. Master Completed 2020 Main Supervisor

1. Choice Architecture Intervention In Designing Smart Health And Wellness Centre At Precient 8, Putrajaya 2. Perception Pf Obese People Towards Fitness Space Design In Putrajaya. Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor

Social Sustainability : The Role Of Urban Plaza Towards Social Integration For Different Ages. Master Completed 2018 Main Supervisor

The Impact Of Water As A Biophilic Element To Relieve Anxiety Among Students At Iium (2) Gastronomy Centre In Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Master In Progress Main Supervisor

Adaptive Work From Home Living : Strategic Home-Office Layout Design In Housing To Achieve Work-Life Balance (2) Street Art And Illustration Youth Community Training Hub In Kuala Lumpur. Master In Progress Main Supervisor

Evaluating The Performance Of Sedentary Behaviour Among Office Worker In Different Layout To Overcome Obesity In Malaysia. Master In Progress Main Supervisor

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2012 - Present	Gallery
2011 - Present	RU 2011: Consideration of Nature and Natural Context in the Design of Shopping Mall as A New Public Place for Leisure

Article

2022	Revisit shophouses in Kota Bharu: a cultural study. International Journal of Innovation and Industrial Revolution, 4 () pp. 56-65
2016	A historiography of the Mosque: Reconciling a renaissance of spirituality in the material forms of Islamic architecture. Advanced Science Letters, 22 (9) pp. 2164-2169
2014	The journey of murabbis in architecture pedagogy: the case of studio teaching as laboratory of passion and duty to future khalifas of the built environment. World Applied Sciences Journal, (30) pp. 148-166

Conference or Workshop Item

2021	Revealing the unsung community masjids of Gombak to the Nation’s history. In: The International Conference on Heritage and Cultural Conservation (InHERIT) 2020,
2019	The mosque in the Malay world: on the origins of spiritual form and space. In: Exhibition and Lecture Series: Malay Architecture-The Resilience of Tradition from Origins to the Contemporary,
2018	Cultural and medical space design: case study. In: The 5th Asian Medical Service Facilities Architect Forum, the 19th China Hospital Construction Conference/ Hospital Build & Infrastructure China Exhibition & Congress,
2016	A historiography of the mosque: reconciling a renaissance of spirituality and material form in Islamic architecture. In: 2016 International Conference on Philosophy, Theology and Oriental Studies (PHILOTIS 2016),
2013	The journey of murabbis in architecture pedagogy: The case of studio teaching as laboratory of passion and duty to future khalifas of the built environment. In: International Conference on Innovation Challenges in Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP) 2013,

Book

2021	MASJID LAMA BATU 6, BATU 6 JALAN GOMBAK, 53100 KUALA LUMPUR, SELANGOR MALAYSIA. Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: ISBN 978-967-25996-3-0
2021	MASJID LAMA BATU 6, BATU 6 JALAN GOMBAK, 53100 KUALA LUMPUR, SELANGOR MALAYSIA. Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: ISBN 978-967-25996-3-0
2021	TURATH: Islamic Architectural Heritage 2021. Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-25996-0-9
2021	TURATH: Islamic Architectural Heritage 2021. Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-25996-0-9
2016	Dimensions of Masjid architecture: perspectives and writings in theory and design. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM, ISBN: 978-983-3142-33-0

Book Section

2019	The identity of Islam in project development and the public realm: resisting global mimicry and returning to contextualised inventiveness. In: Springer, ISBN: 9789811375835, pp. 299-317
2016	The masjid in modernity: Form, space and syntax. In: MPH Group Printing (M) Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-983-3142-33-0, pp. 23-36
2016	The masjid in modernity: Form, space and syntax. In: MPH Group Printing (M) Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-983-3142-33-0, pp. 23-36
2011	Changes in public life and its impact on public places . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180331, pp. 71-76
2011	Public space for experiencing public life. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180331, pp. 66-70
2011	Shopping mall as a place of leisure . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180331, pp. 77-82