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JAIME LERNER
Biography
- an architect and urban planner.
- was mayor of Curitiba and elected as governor of state of Parana between 1971 2002. - Work as an activist to improve the municipal planning in his hometown. - Become the president of IUA. ( international union of architects ) - Become part of a local team from Universidad Federal Do Parana. - Become international ambassador for sustainable planning
Works
Urban Acupuncture Curitibas bus trail system Clear tube bus stop for waiting passenger Planting 300,000 seedlings Exchange of city rubbish ( recyclables ) for foods or bus tickets or tickets for shows in Curitiba and plastic toys for children - Flood plains surrounding were converted into parks with boating lakes - Land next to electricity company was converted into housing estates
Dock - dock
Lerner hopes to launch the Dock-Dock, a 60cm-wide and 130cm-long car the smallest in the world. "I can fit inside it," he says. "It will run at less than 25kmh with a range of 50km. But you won't own it." It will act as publicly owned feeder vehicles for public transport.
Awards
Lerner has won a variety of Brazilian and international prizes: 1990: United Nations Environmental Award, awarded by the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) 1990: Annual Prize of the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) 1991: Scroll of Honor, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 1991 1991: Tree of Learning, IUCN, 1991 1996: Child and Peace Award, UNICEF 1997: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture, University of Virginia 2000: Prince Claus Award, the Netherlands (2000) 2001: Pioneer 2001, International Council for Caring Communities (ICCCUSA) 2001: 2001 World Technology Award for Transportation, National Museum of Science and Industry, UK 2011: Leadership in Transport Award of the International Transport Forum at the OECD
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