a statement of research interests and vision Mohamed Ahmed Said was born and raised in Khartoum State, Sudan. He is an Assistant Professor at Architectural Department, College of Engineering, Hail University, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Ahmed Said has over 25 years of local and international experience in teaching, research and professional consultancy. He did his Ph.D. in Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor Bahruat, Malaysia, and M.