Jaime Lerner

Jaime Lerner is an architect and urban planner and founder of the Instituto Jaime Lerner. Former president of the UIA-International Union of Architects, three-time mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, he led the urban revolution that made the city renowned for urban planning in public transportation, environment, and social programs. He served as governor of Parana State twice and conducted an urban and rural economic and social transformation.

His international awards include the highest United Nations Environmental Award (1990), Child and Peace Award from UNICEF (1996), The 2001 World Technology Award for Transportation, and the 2002 Sir Robert Mathew Prize for the Improvement of Quality of Human Settlements. In 2010 was nominated among the 25 most influential thinkers in the world by the Time magazine.

3 > Curitiba > Dedicated Line
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4 > Curitiba > Tube Station
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5 > Curitiba > Historical District
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6 > Curitiba > Rua das Flores
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7 > Curitiba > City Heritage Site
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8 > Curitiba > House and Office
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09 > Curitiba > Opera de Arame
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10 > Curitiba > Rua XV 2
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11 > Curitiba > UFPR
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12 > Sao Paulo Downtown > proposal
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13 > Brazilia > proposal
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14 > Mazatlan > proposal
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15 > Rio de Janeiro > proposal
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