They are intended as welcoming and caring environments that provide support, information and practical advice to people dealing with a cancer diagnosis.

Like her husband, architectural writer and critic Charles Jencks, she believed in the ability of buildings to uplift people.

In 2016, Maggie's merged with Cancerkin, a charity in the United Kingdom which offers support to breast cancer patients.

The buildings that house the centres have been designed by leading architects, including Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Richard Rogers.

In 2011, a new facility opened at Gartnavel, designed by OMA and led by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and Ellen van Loon.

[7] Gehry's design was named "Building of the Year" by the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland, and was also nominated for the 2004 RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture.

Maggie's Lanarkshire opened in 2014 at Monklands Hospital, Airdrie and was designed by Reiach and Hall Architects of Edinburgh.

The centre was designed by Sir Richard MacCormac of MJP Architects, and the landscaping by Dr Christine Facer.

[11] Completed in 2011 Piers Gough's building for Nottingham's Maggies offers a "light, peaceful and non-institutional design (to) be a sanctuary for all those who walk through the door.

Sheltered by trees, the centre (is) a homely, comfortable space next to the busy hospital, where anyone affected by cancer can come to relax.

From the outside the playful appearance entice(s) people to take a look through the door; once they do the harmony of light and space will create a uniquely welcoming environment.

The wooden building was designed by Alex de Rijke of dRMM and is held suspended over the garden below, supported by steel stilts.

The centre was opened in December 2011 by First Minister Carwyn Jones in the presence of guests of honour including Japanese ambassador to the UK Keiichi Hayashi, the family of architect Kisho Kurokawa, and Welsh footballer John Hartson.

The premises were designed by Frank Gehry and comprise the programme building surrounded by a tranquil outdoor environment.

[20] Christian Voice has been criticised for its role in causing Maggie's centres to decline a four-figure donation from the proceeds of a special performance of Jerry Springer: The Opera.

The charity had been due to receive £10 per ticket for an afternoon gala but declined the donation after CV had threatened to picket their centres.