"Une bonne acupuncture permet d'entendre le son normal des villes. Faire le silence pour épurer le vrai son. Accorder le son de la ville.Avant, il y avait des gens dont la noble mission consistait à allumer les lampes à gaz des villes. Moi, je voudrais être l'accordeur de leur son." Jaime Lerner
During his three terms as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil in the 1970s and '80s, architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner transformed his city into a global model of the sustainable and livable community. From the pioneering Bus Rapid Transit system to parks designed to catch runoff and reduce flooding and the creation of pedestrian-only zones, Lerner has been the driving force behind a host of innovative…