Yves Schoonjans (1960) is a Professor in architectural history and theory at the University of Leuven (Department of Architecture), Belgium. He received a Master of Science in architectural engineering at Ghent University (1984). From 1985 till 1995 he had a private architectural practice with Gilles Van Bogaert. In his Ph.D. study (An 19th-century eclectic discourse – social and architectural strategies to cope with abundance and diversity – Ghent University, Belgium) he tackles the way in which the theoretical discourse on eclecticism is constructed. Within academic management he was Head of the education section ‘History and Theory’ from 2002 to 2008; program director of the International Master of Architecture ‘Urban Cultures-Urban Project’ and the International Master of Architecture ‘Sustainable Architecture’ (2008-2010); member of the board, and as such director of master programs (2009-2013). In (October 2013) he became vice-dean Internationalisation and vice-chair of the Research Department. Currently, he is acting as a dean of the Faculty of Architecture, KU Leuven Belgium.