This article was published 10 years Judges voted unanimously to award the top prize to the Maggie’s Centre at the Robert Parfett Building at the Christie Hospital in Manchester, commenting that the structure “brought together the best in engineering, fabrication and architecture.” The single-storey building is constructed from a natural…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
maggie’s :: the best bits
This article was published 13 years I’ve been writing this column for almost a year, and in that time I have written about every one of Maggie’s 11 centres in the UK and beyond. Maggie’s is an incredible charity using design and architecture to offer people with cancer and their…
Confessions of a Design Geek
creative spaces :: maggie’s cancer caring centre
I found my visit to Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre London inspiring and humbling. Most of all it was an important reminder of what design is for. It’s for making people’s lives better, and I can’t think of a better example of that than Maggie’s.
Confessions of a Design Geek
interview :: max fraser, the joy of living
Max Fraser, editor of the London Design Guide (a book which rarely leaves my handbag), has been working on a rather special project. Joy of Living finally sees the light of day on March 15th at Somerset House.