Jaime Lerner
Jaime Lerner
Jaime Lerneris a Brazilian politician. He was the governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, three times. In 1994, Lerner was elected governor of Paraná, and was reelected in 1998...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 December 1937
CountryBrazil
death guys run
I always run into these Ph.D.s. They write and write and write about sustainable development. Then these guys ask me, 'But, how do you do it?' They are scared to death to do anything.
ego architecture eco
We have to change from 'ego-architecture' to 'eco-architecture.'
forever accepting landfills
We can't have landfills forever, and we can't ask others to accept our trash.
uncles cities tears
A city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose.
cities car problem
Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport.
cities design strange
The design of a city is like a strange archeology.
jobs years cities
I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don't want to invest in places if there is no quality of life.
latin cities differences
Curitiba is not a paradise. We have all the problems that most Latin American cities have. We have slums. We have the same difficulties, but the big difference is the respect given by people due to the quality of the services which are provided.
cities brazil
Brazil will change when its cities change.
years cities quality
After working in cities for nearly 40 years, I am telling you that every city can improve its quality of life in less than three years, no matter the scale or the financial conditions.
cities problem solutions
The city is not the problem; the city is the solution,
fungi bureaucracy government-bureaucracy
Bureaucracy is like a fungus that contaminates everything.
mother law car
A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life.
years cities world
Every city in the world can be improved in less than three years.