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 International Union of Architects and three-time mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, Mr Lerner led the urban revolution that made the city renowned for urban planning, public transportation, and social and environmental programmes. Mr Lerner also served as governor of Paraná twice. His international awards include the United Nations Environmental Award (1990), Child and Peace Award from UNICEF (1996), the World Technology Award for Transportation (2001) and the Sir Robert Matthew Prize for the Improvement of Quality of Human Settlements (2002). In 2010 Mr Lerner was nominated among the 25 most influential thinkers in the world by the Time magazine. In 2011, recognising his vision and contribution to sustainable urban mobility, Mr Lerner received the Leadership in Transport Award, granted by the International Transport Forum at the OECD. JLAA develops projects for the public and private sectors for cities in Brazil and abroad, including Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Florianópolis, Recife, Luanda (Angola), David (Panama), Durango, Oaxaca, Mazatlán (Mexico) and Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic).