Occupation: Architect Birth: December 17, 1937
The secret to the city is integration. Every area of the city should combine work, leisure and culture. Separate these functions and parts of the cit….
Many cities end up putting off things because they want to understand everything. They don't understand that innovating is about starting. Taking car….
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….
I always try to say, 'If you want to help the environment, try to do just two things. One, use less of your car. Second, separate your garbage.'.
We have to change from 'ego-architecture' to 'eco-architecture.'.
A lot of people assume that the expensive ideas are the most effective ones, but that is simply not true..
If you want creativity, take a zero off your budget. If you want sustainability, take off two zeros..
The car is the cigarette of the future..
A city grows like an organism. It is a structure of living and working together a mix of functions..
A city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose..
The design of a city is like a strange archeology..
If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems..
Cities are not problems. They are solutions..
Every city in the world can be improved in less than three years..
There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream..
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 a….
Brazil will change when its cities change..
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 ….
There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as a mandate its quality of life, when it respect….
We can’t have landfills forever and we can’t ask others to accept our trash..
A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life..