Leon van Schaik Leon van Schaik - Emeritus Professor Leon van Schaik AO, B.Arch. Studies (Ncle), AADip (SADG), M.Arch (UCT), PhD (CNAA), RIBA, LFAIA, LFAA, School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT, has written books on spatial thinking, the poetics of architectre and the processes involved in procuring innovative architecture. The practice-based design research program that he initiated in 1987 has become a template for institutions worldwide. His support of local architectural cultures and his leadership in the procurement of exemplary architecture has resulted in some of Melbourne's most distinguished contemporary buildings. He is a founding member of the Academic Court of the London School of Architecture. Read More Read Less