Centro Integrador del Movimiento y el Arte (CIMA) para la ciudad de Bucaramanga

Abstract

Bucaramanga, historically known as "the City of Parks", currently faces a critical deficit in cultural and sports infrastructure, resulting from accelerated urban growth and insufficient investment in quality public spaces. This shortage negatively impacts social cohesion, non-formal education, public health and community inclusion. In response to this problem, the present project proposes the design of CIMA, Centro Integrador del Movimiento y el Arte (Integrative Center for Movement and the Arts), a urban facility that brings together culture, sport and recreation as instruments of social transformation and collective well-being. Drawing on hybrid facility models successfully developed in other Colombian cities such as the UVA in Medellín and the CEFE in Bogotá, the project does not seek to replicate them but to critically adapt them to the context of Bucaramanga, generating a response with its own identity, territorial roots and a specific social vocation. Inspired by the geography of the Chicamocha Canyon, the building is conceived as a vertical park whose ascending journey architecturally translates the idea of personal growth and the reach of the summit. Furthermore, its strategic location within the city positions CIMA as an urban landmark and catalyst for social transformation. Through this proposal, the project contributes to the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to health, quality education, reduction of inequalities and urban sustainability