Maggie'S Cancer Care Center

Maggie's Cancer Care Center provides free cancer support and information in centers across the UK and online. The centers aim to provide a home-like environment for patients undergoing cancer treatment where they don't feel like they are in a hospital. Each center is uniquely designed to fit its surroundings and feel nothing like a hospital. Great design and architecture can help patients feeling better and support cancer care. The centers use their building, landscaping, interior design and art to provide emotional support and clarity to help people learn to live with cancer. They provide a variety of individual and group support options to help each person find what is right for them as they undergo treatment and recover from cancer.

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Maggie'S Cancer Care Center

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MAGGIE’S CANCER CARE CENTER

INTRODUCTION

MAGGIE’S CENTER IS A CHARITY PROVIDING FREE CANCER SUPPORT AND INFORMATION IN CENTRES

ACROSS THE UK AND ONLINE.
THIS CENTER PROVIDES A HOME FOR THE PATIENTS AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY DON’T FEEL
AS IF THEY ARE BEING TREATED FROM CANCER. BECAUSE THIS DISEASE AFFECTS MENTALLY WHILE
GETTING THE TREATMENT OF CANCER.

MOTIVATION

EVERY MAGGIE’S CENTER IS A UNIQUE PLACE THAT FITS PERFECTLY INTO ITS SURROUNDINGS – A HOME
FROM HOME THAT’S DESIGNED TO FEEL NOTHING LIKE A HOSPITAL. THEY ARE SPECIAL PLACES, AND
MANY OF THEM HAVE WON AWARDS FOR THEIR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN.
THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT GREAT DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE CAN HELP
THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE CENTER FOR SUPPORT FEEL BETTER – AND HELPS THEM TO GIVE THE
BEST POSSIBLE CANCER SUPPORT.

OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

 LEARN ABOUT THEIR UNIQUE APPROACH TO CANCER CARE, HEALING ARCHITECTURE, HOW
THEY ASSESS AND EVALUATE THEIR SUPPORT AND THE ORGANISATIONS THEY WORK WITH TO
DELIVER THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE IN THEIR CENTRES.
 THESE TYPE OF BUILDINGS ARE SCOPE FOR EVERYONE RELATED TO THIS BUILDING. AN CANCER
PATIENT’S HAVE A POSITIVE WAY OF REACTING TOWARDS THEIR DISEASE, THEY COME OUT
STRONGLY AND CONFIDENTLY BY BEING THERE, AN ARCHITECT WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE ON THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHTING, GARDENS (ENVIRONMENT), FORM OF THE BUILDING,
IMPACT OF THE BUILDING. EVERY ASPECT OF A BUILDING KNOWLEDGE WILL BE APLLIED IN THIS
PARTICULAR BUILDING WHICH WILL HELP AN ARCHITECT GROW.
 WILL WORK IN DETAIL FOR THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A STRONG CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE SPACE.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH WORK

THE BUILDING, THE LANDSCAPE, THE DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR, THE ART ON THE WALLS ALL GIVE A
DIFFERENT DIMENSION AND DEPTH TO THE HELP AND SUPPORT PEOPLE DERIVE FROM MAGGIE’S
CENTER. THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL IMPACT ON THOSE WHO COME. IF THEY RAISE YOUR
SPIRITS EVEN FOR A MOMENT, THEY WILL HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB. THE BUILDINGS MUST LOOK
FRIENDLY. THEY MUST HAVE CLARITY.
THE JOB OF THOSE WHO WORK AT MAGGIE’S, IS TO HELP PEOPLE WORK OUT HOW TO LIVE WITH
CANCER. EACH PERSON NEEDS TO FIND THE WAY THAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM OR HERSELF, BUT MOST
PEOPLE WILL NEED SOME HELP, AT SOME STAGE, IN FINDING OUT WHAT THEIR OWN WAY IS.
MAGGIE’S HAS A CAREFULLY WORKED OUT SERIES OF OPTIONS, A “SET OF TOOLS” TO CHOSE
FROM…FROM INDIVIDUAL TO GROUP SUPPORT, WORKSHOPS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LIVING
WITH CANCER, RELAXATION STRATEGIES AND HELP WITH INFORMATION.
THE HOSPITAL’S JOB IS TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CANCER. THE JOB OF MAGGIE’S IS TO HELP THE
PERSON WHO IS BEING TREATED FOR CANCER (OR HAS HAD TREATMENT FOR CANCER) WITH THE
MAJOR UPHEAVAL IT BRINGS TO THEIR LIVES AND TO THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM.
THE HOSPITAL AND CENTRE PLAY DIFFERENT BUT COMPLEMENTARY ROLES: EACH RECOGNISES
THAT IN ORDER TO RECOVER FROM CANCER YOU NEED BOTH KINDS OF HELP.

CONCLUSIONS/SUMMARY OF THE WORK

WHILE EACH MAGGIE’S CENTRE IS UNIQUE, THE SHARED ENVIRONMENT EACH ONE CREATES IS NO
ACCIDENT, BUT RATHER A RESPONSE TO A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND DEMANDING ARCHITECTURAL
BRIEF.
STORIES ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WHETHER YOU'RE SHARING YOUR STORY AROUND
THE KITCHEN TABLE IN A MAGGIE'S CENTRE, ONLINE OR IN THE PRESS. THESE STORIES BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER, BREAK DOWN STIGMAS, OPEN UP CONVERSATIONS AND BUILD COMMUNITIES. THAT’S
WHAT MAGGIE’S CENTER IS ALL ABOUT.
WILL BE ABLE TO WORK FOR A BETTER FUTURE WHICH WILL HELP ME LEARN TO UNDERSTAND THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND NATURE. WILL LEARN IT’S IMPACT ON A NORMAL HUMAN BEING
AND AN ABNORMAL HUMAN BEING.
WILL LEARN THE HARMONY BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACES.