A Ph.D. student at The Illinois Institute of Technology and an architect graduated from the IIT, Chicago in 2009 with a Master's Degree in Architecture. Earned his first postgraduate degree in History and Theories of Architecture in 2003, from Damascus University, the same school awarded him a Bachelor Degree in Architecture in 2000. Amjad is a licensed architect and has worked with many International architectural firms & Educational Institutions in the USA, Syria, the UAE and KSA. He has completed projects in Syria, Dubai, KSA, Iran and Iraq. Amjad is a member of the Syrian Syndicate of Architects, the UAE Society of Engineers, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats, the International Planning History Society and an associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).