76 ESCUELA DE ARQUITECTURA Art as a Healing Tool: An Architecture That Promotes Healing and Rehabilitation Through Art and Nature The global mental health system is deteriorating. A large part of the population suffering from a mental disorder does not receive the treatment or any type of help, due to lack of information, insecurity, fear of discrimination or lack of services. While the population served is limited to a general traditional treatment, which numerous times is not the help they need. Therefore, the objectives of this project are to expand the traditional medicine market, developing new spaces that focus on providing other treatment alternatives, such as artistic-creative therapies. And explore the architectural capabilities that can be achieved through art and nature to bring together the right conditions in a space to provide these therapies. The project focuses on Puerto Rico, specifically in the La Playa sector, in Ponce. San • Arte proposal aims to develop a center focused on arts, culture and healing. A Cultural and Artistic-Creative Therapies Center is then created; that positively serves the community. A place that helps raise awareness and educate people about mental health. The center will offer four different therapies, these being art therapy, dance-movement therapy, music therapy and drama therapy. The center will also feature workshop spaces for local artists, galleries, a theater and a creative-intensive retreat; which serves as a safe space away from everyday life where professionals or anyone (not necessarily artists) can feel inspired, motivated and creative again. The center also has different green areas such as terraces and an aromatherapy garden, thus providing different semi-public and semi-private spaces where people can connect with nature. The number of people who need psychological assistance continues to grow. The arts are a communication and healing tool that can help combat this situation and reduce these numbers. glorivette correa núñez bachillerato en arquitectura mentor: arq. juan emmanuelli, dra. lizamell díaz, arq. jesús o. garcía y arq. pedro a. rosario art healing wellness mental health artistic-creative therapies
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