Bakhtiar Amir received his professional training with a Bachelor of Architecture from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He has worked at various local architecture firms including Studioplan Design Partnership, Noris Architect and HIA Associates before relocating to Dubai, U.A.E to work for XEDL of TAK Design Consultant. Project ranges from mega projects of various masterplans, towers, groundscapers, residential and commercial projects, notably the Grandstand Racecourse in Dubai featured in National Geographic's Megastructure. Projects are located in and around the middle east and across, in China. Having left the middle east, Bakhtiar also became a partner at ADA Design Internationale Sdn Bhd and an Associate at Arkitek Kashaf, based in Kuala Lumpur specializing in projects ranging from architecture, urban design, masterplanning developments to industrial design. He has also been engaged in architectural education undertaking the role of visiting tutor & critic at several local institutions. Bakhtiar has won several design competitions, exhibited his work in architecture and design exhibitions and events as well as included in several architecture publications ie, KERB 13 (Australia), Am (Architecture Malaysia) and many others. His expertise is in architecture and urban design.