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Maggie's: Designing Care
Friday 14 August
An in-conversation with Dame Laura Lee, Lily Jencks and Roz Barr
Sit in with Maggie’s CEO, Dame Laura Lee DBE, and the design team behind the upcoming Maggie’s centre in Dumfries and Galloway, Lily Jencks (Cosmic House, The Jencks Foundation) and Roz Barr (Roz Barr Architects), as they talk through the legacy, impact and future of the pioneering organisation using design and architecture to better cancer care. They are joined by V&A Dundee senior curator Meredith More.
This special event has been developed in connection to our current exhibition, Maggie’s: Architecture that Cares, which celebrates 30 years of the organisation’s groundbreaking approach to design and care. Combining service user experience with globally renowned architects and garden designers, Maggie’s centres aim to provide support spaces away from the clinical environment.
About
Maggie’s is a cancer support charity that with centres across the globe. Inspired by founder Maggie Keswick Jencks’ own experience of having cancer, the organisation creates a welcoming space for support beyond medical treatment. The first Maggie's opened in Edinburgh in 1996, and over the past 30 years has supported more than 4 million people.
Dame Laura Lee has led Maggie’s since its inception in 1995. She was the first Centre Head at Maggie’s Edinburgh and became Chief Executive in 1998. Laura worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Western General Hospital where Maggie was treated. She worked with Maggie on the blueprint for a different model of cancer care.
Lily Jencks serves as the Executive Chair and Director of the Jencks Foundation at The Cosmic House. Previously, Lily held the position of Director at JencksSquared from December 2011 to October 2021. Lily is the daughter of the renowned design duo Maggie Keswick Jencks and Charles Jencks.
Roz Barr is a Scottish-born architect and founder of the London-based studio Roz Barr Architects. As a mentor and educator, Roz is a longstanding member of the RIBA Validation Panel and has served as Vice-President of Education.
Meredith More is a Senior Curator at V&A Dundee. Alongside the Maggie’s: Architecture that Cares exhibition, Meredith has led on the museum’s Scottish Design Galleries and Stories from the Building display, as well as Photo City, Ocean Liners and Garden Futures.