Studio Libeskind encloses Maggie's Royal Free with slanted walls
Curving walls and windows placed "like notes in a melody" define the latest Maggie's Centre, designed by architecture firm Studio Libeskind for the Royal Free Hospital in London. More
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Waste firehoses turned into "tactile and playful" outdoor furniture for Maggie's Southampton
British practice Local Works Studio has developed a range of outdoor furnishings for the Amanda Levete-designed Maggie's Centre in Southampton using reclaimed waste materials from the building's construction, as well as from the local area. More
Mirrored cladding reflects gardens surrounding Maggie's Southampton by Amanda Levete
The indoors are "in permanent dialogue with the garden" at the latest Maggie's Centre for cancer care, completed by Amanda Levete's studio AL_A. More
Maggie's charity forced to find new site for Alison Brooks-designed cancer care centre
Plans for a Maggie's Centre by Alison Brooks Architects on a site in Taunton, UK, have been halted after the local council voted against leasing land for the scheme. More
Heatherwick Studio designs plant-filled Maggie's Centre in Leeds
Grassy gardens top the Maggie's Centre for cancer patients built by Heatherwick Studio in the grounds of St James's University Hospital in Leeds. More
Ab Rogers Design harnesses colour for Royal Marsden Maggie's Centre
Ab Rogers Design has built a Maggie's Centre for the Royal Marsden cancer treatment hospital clad in glazed red terracotta and surrounded by a Piet Oudolf-designed garden. More
"Charles Jencks' provocation and ever-enquiring spirit has never been more important"
Charles Jencks, the critic who helped bring postmodernism into existence, died this week. With populism on the rise, the pluralism of the movement is needed now more than ever, argues Owen Hopkins. More
Architect, critic and Maggie's Centres co-founder Charles Jencks dies at 80
Charles Jencks, architecture historian, landscape architect and director of Maggie's Cancer Care Centres has passed away at the age of 80. More
Daniel Libeskind unveils design for Maggie's Centre in London's Hampstead
Daniel Libeskind is the latest architect to design a Maggie's cancer care centre, releasing visuals of building covered in angled timber louvres that is set to be built in London. More
Benedetta Tagliabue and Patricia Urquiola complete Maggie's Barcelona at Sant Pau Hospital
Benedetta Tagliabue – principal of EMBT – has completed a Maggie's Centre for cancer care at an art nouveau-hospital in Barcelona, with interiors designed by Patricia Urquiola. More
Ridged roofline at Maggie's Cardiff recalls outline of Welsh mountains
London studio Dow Jones Architects has completed a temporary Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Cardiff with a series of angular roofs clad entirely in weathering steel. More
Steven Holl completes luminous Maggie's Centre next to Britain's oldest hospital
American architect Steven Holl has unveiled his Maggie's Centre for cancer patients in London, featuring a facade of translucent white glass dotted with coloured panels. More
Jasper Morrison, John Pawson and Amanda Levete create works for Maggie's charity auction
Dezeen promotion: a mix of established and emerging designers have contributed one-off artworks to be auctioned anonymously for Joy of Living, an initiative raising money for Maggie's Centres. More
dRMM builds Oldham Maggie's Centre around a courtyard with rippling glass walls
A courtyard with undulating glass walls descends from the base of the stilted wooden structure of this Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Oldham, England, which has been designed by London studio dRMM. More
Norman Foster's timber-framed Maggie's Centre opens in his home town of Manchester
Norman Foster has completed a Maggie's Centre for cancer care in his home town of Manchester, featuring a timber-lattice structure, an angular greenhouse and a flower garden (+ slideshow). More
Amanda Levete becomes latest architect to design a Maggie's Centre
Amanda Levete's firm has revealed its design for a Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Southampton, England, set at the centre of a tranquil flower garden. More
Thomas Heatherwick gets the green light for Maggie's Centre modelled on pot plants
Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled more images of his plant-covered design for a Maggie's cancer-care centre in Yorkshire, England, which has now been granted planning permission (+ slideshow). More
Construction starts on Steven Holl-designed Maggie's Centre at London's oldest hospital
Construction has begun on Steven Holl's controversial Maggie's cancer-care centre at London's St Bartholomew's Hospital, which the architect says will respect rather than mimic its historic setting. More
Thomas Heatherwick unveils design for plant-covered Maggie's Centre in Yorkshire
Thomas Heatherwick has revealed his plans to build a Maggie's cancer-care centre in Yorkshire, England, designed to look like a group of giant pot plants. More
Reiach and Hall adds walled gardens to Maggie's Centre Lanarkshire
A perforated brick wall encloses a series of internal courtyards and gardens at the latest Maggie's Centre for cancer care, designed by Edinburgh office Reiach and Hall Architects (+ slideshow). More