Maggie’s: Architecture that Cares

Celebrating 30 years of Maggie’s and the power of inspiring spaces

Over three decades, a growing network of Maggie’s cancer care centres across the UK and beyond have shown that inspiring, caring buildings can create a much-needed space, away from the clinical environment of the hospital, for people to process one of life’s toughest challenges.

To mark the 30th anniversary of Maggie’s, this new exhibition will explore the organisation’s groundbreaking approach to design, bringing together the voices of centre visitors and staff, with the globally recognised architects who have designed these buildings.

Each Maggie’s centre is a unique space, designed with care by renowned architects from around the world, including Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster and Benedetta Tagliabue.

In response to her own experiences of cancer, Maggie Keswick Jencks dreamt of buildings that would help people ‘not to lose the joy of living in the fear of dying’. By showing the design principles behind these unique buildings, the exhibition will show the importance of a warm welcome and a sense of home, views of nature, and moments of flexibility, beauty and surprise in creating inspiring spaces.