| MAGGIE'S CENTRE, GARTNAVEL, SCOTLAND, GLASGOW, 2008 |
| A cancer care centre on the grounds of Gartnavel hospital |
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The aim of a Maggie's Centre is to provide an environment of practical and emotional support for people with cancer, their families and friends. Since the opening of the first Maggie’s Centre in Edinburgh in 1996, the Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres foundation has grown substantially, subsequently commissioning and developing a series of innovative buildings designed by world class architects. While contemporary architecture has a reputation, deservedly or not, for being at times cold or alienating, the goal of each Maggie's Centre – whether in Glasgow, London, or Hong Kong – is to provide a space where people feel at home and cared for, a space that is warm, receptive, and welcoming. more... |
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FACT SHEET
Project: A cancer care centre on the grounds of Gartnavel hospital Client: Maggie Keswick Jenck's Cancer Caring Centres Year: 2008 Status: Construction documentation Type: Residential Location: Glasgow, Scotland Site: Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, on a green area adjacent to the Gartnavel Royal Hospital East House, a Category A listed Building Program: Located near the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, the second largest oncology centre in the UK, the new Maggie’s Centre Gartnavel will provide a space for practical and emotional support for people with cancer, their families and friends COLLABORATORS Structure: Sinclair Knight Merz Services: KJ Tait |
CREDITS
Partners in charge: Rem Koolhaas, Ellen van Loon Associate in charge: Richard Hollington III Team: Atsuo Arii, Josh Beck, Alexander Giarlis, Stephen Hodgson, Takuya Hosokai, Maria-Chiara Piccinelli, Koen Stockbroekx PRESS The Independent, 30 April 2010 BBC, 3 October 2009 Evening Times, 26 June 2009 The Herald Scotland, 30 December 2008 |
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