Jaime Lerner Quotations

We have to change from 'ego-architecture' to 'eco-architecture.'

We can't have landfills forever, and we can't ask others to accept our trash.

A city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose.

Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport.

The design of a city is like a strange archeology.

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.

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.

Brazil will change when its cities change.

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.

The city is not the problem; the city is the solution,