Maggie’s Centre London by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners has won the 2009 Stirling Prize. The judges described the London cancer centre as a \u201ctimeless work of architecture that not only distils the intentions of this brief but expresses in built form compassion, sensitivity and a deep sense of our common humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n
They added: \u201cThis quietly confident building is truly, unquestionably a haven for those who have been diagnosed with cancer. Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners\u2019 achievement is in having created a completely informal, home-like sanctuary to help patients learn to live with cancer.\u201d In his short acceptance speech, Richard Rogers described the building as a \u201cwonderful project\u201d.<\/p>\n
He paid tribute to Maggie Keswick, the late wife of client Charles Jencks, who\u2019s death of cancer led Jencks to create a series of cancer care centres as a fitting memorial. Rogers said: \u201cThe one person missing here is Maggie. She will certainly be the person I\u2019m thinking of.\u201d<\/p>\n
RIBA president Ruth Reed said: \u201cThe shortlist for this year\u2019s RIBA Stirling Prize was of an exceptionally high standard, and I would like to congratulate each of the shortlisted entries. In the Maggie’s Centre we have a much deserved winner, and I am delighted to award Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners with architecture\u2019s highest accolade.\u201d Juror Benedetta Tagliabue, widow of Enric Miralles, said: “It is a project that takes your heart, and it is useful. We are architects, we have to be useful.”<\/p>\n
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