Luncheon Address

Luncheon SPEAKER

Jaime Lerner

Renowned architect and urban planner

The luncheon speaker will be Jaime Lerner, renowned architect and planner. As mayor of Curitiba, Mr. Lerner consolidated the urban transformation of the city and implemented the integrated mass transportation system known worldwide for its excellence and efficiency while reforming social measures that place Curitiba among the capitals of the world with the highest quality of life. While elected Governor of Parana, Jaime Lerner promoted the greatest economic and social transformation in the history of the State.

Jaime Lerner is a United Nations consultant in urban planning. He has been distinguished with such awards as the United Nations Environment Award, UNICEF Children and Peace Award, Netherlands Prince Claus Award for Culture and Development, the World Technology Award and the UIA Sir Robert Matthew Prize for Improvement in the Quality of Human Settlements.

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 Medal, University of Virginia
  • 2000: Prince Claus Fund Award, the Netherlands (2000)
  • 2001: Pioneer 2001, International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC-USA)
  • 2001: 2001 World Technology Award for Transportation, National Museum of Science and Industry, UK

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