Lucas Vaqueiro is a Brazilian civic designer, educator, and researcher based in Queens. Informed by his experience working with cities across the Americas, from New York to São Paulo and Montreal to Montevideo, Lucas is interested in exploring how government bureaucracy can afford wonder. His practice includes installations, publications, and community engagement that reframe bureaucracy as civic infrastructure worth reimagining—and celebrating. His work has been featured in Milan Design Week and the Creative Bureaucracy Festival.