Tallal Abdalbasit Saeed

Dr. Tallal Saeed received his Bachelor degree in Architecture in 2000 from the University of Khartoum, and his Doctorate in 2007 from the Illinois Institute of Architecture. Since then, Dr. Saeed had assumed leading professional and academic positions, such as the Secretary General of the Sudanese Institute of Architects (2012-2018), the Deputy-Dean of the Faculty of Architecture (2014-2017), the Head of the Department of Architectural Design (2014-2021), and the Coordinator of the MSc in Architecture Program (2013 - 2021).

Dr. Saeed possesses a wide local and international experience. He had collaborated with (SHG) as a sustainability specialist, in numerous projects in the US, UAE and China, and was a project architect with Chicago’s Architectural Services Group (ASG) for three years. Dr. Tallal, also, collaborated with the Qatari’s Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD) as a sustainability specialist.

Dr. Tallal manages Sudarch, an architectural consultancy firm, with branches in Khartoum 2010 and Juba 2011. Since 2010, Sudarch studio has been working in numerous residential and institutional projects in both Sudan and South Sudan.

Dr. Saeed engages in teaching several design studios, and teaches several classes on architectural science, building construction, as well as the contemporary architectural theory.