Jaime Lerner is an architect and urban planner, founder of the Instituto Jaime Lerner and chairman of Jaime Lerner Arquitetos Associados (JLAA). Former president of the UIA – International Union of Architects in the 2002/2005 term, three-time mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, he led the urban revolution that made the city renowned for urban planning, public transportation, environmental social programs and urban projects. He served as governor of Parana State twice and conducted an economic and social transformation both in the urban and rural areas

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The Jaime Lerner Institute is a non-profit, non-party organization that seeks to awaken a positive awareness of the potential of cities. Based on the experience of the architect, urban planner and manager Jaime Lerner, our activities seek to protect the legacy of urban planning in the city of Curitiba and, at the same time, encourage all cities to develop in a sustainable and creative way