Premio Internacional de Arquitectura Matimex 3nd Edition

Description

This third edition of PIAM focuses on reflection about: "THE ARCHITECTURE OF BALANCE".

Holistic well-being is an increasingly widely accepted concept in today’s society, as we realise that we need to take care of our bodies just as we keep our minds trained; the two are parts of a single indivisible whole. Many architectural spaces are partly or entirely dedicated to the attempt to achieve this balance: sports facilities, gyms, alternative treatment centres, spas, wellness hotels, beauty centres and so on, as well as centres dedicated entirely to health and medical treatments. But we are confident that there are still many ways of exploring this field of architecture and interior design.

To give contestants an idea of some of the types of building that may be admitted to the contest, a list of examples follows.

Mens sana… Places for reflection, study and care of the mind. .

• Libraries.
• Educational centres.
• Spaces for meditation-reflection-study.
• Religious spaces.

… in corpore sano. Spaces dedicated to the body and to physical wellbeing, considered in terms of recreation or medical care.

• Gyms.
• Sports facilities.
• Spas.
• Alternative treatment centres.
• Beauty centres.
• Medical centres: health centres, clinics, hospitals, doctors’ offices.

Without excluding projects combining both of the above aspects:

• Wellness hotels.
• Day care centres for seniors.
• Educational centres for boosting mental and physical development.