Lucas Bueno

São Paulo

Master’s in Landscape and Environment from the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (2024), with a postgraduate degree in Geography, City and Architecture from Escola da Cidade (2020) and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2013). In his master’s research, he studied landscape transformations carried out by the Guarani Mbya in the reclaimed Tenondé Porã Indigenous Land, located in the far south of São Paulo. He has been associated with **LabQuapá** since 2021, contributing to academic articles and events. He has served as Coordinator of the Good Practices Unit of the Latin American Landscape Initiative (LALI) since 2017 and participates in the Landscape Alliance, a group formed by the Brazilian Association of Environmental Prosecutors (ABRAMPA) and the Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects (ABAP), with support from LALI. His practice, Estúdio Lava—founded in partnership with architect Julia de Andrade Reis—develops architecture and landscape projects at multiple scales and has received awards, mentions and publications recognizing its work. He also works as a Consultant in Urban Planning and Public Space, having collaborated as Content Coordinator for the Public Space Master Plan of Bucaramanga (2016–2017), as a Social Urbanism Consultant for the City of São Paulo (2023–2024), and as a Public Space Consultant for the United Nations, UN-Habitat, in the municipal program Iniciativa Viva o Verde, with the São Paulo Secretariat of Green and Environment, where he worked on municipal park projects in peripheral areas of the city.