Curitiba, BrazilWhitelaw + Turkington very kindly invited us to a continuing proffessional development lecture. This was a really interesting afternoon with talks on the 'free city' concept in Melbourne, development in Stockholm and paving in Paris. The last talk on Curitiba in Brazil was fascinating, a really brilliant example of urban planning. The masterplan was developed by Jaime Lerner, who went on to become Mayor. There were really innovative approaches to dealing with public transport, waste removal and recycling and the social inclusion of its poorest inhabitants. This was a really inspirational project.
New public transport bus stops, Curitiba
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