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Maggie’s Bartsby Steven HollHere are the first images of the?Maggie’s Centre?for cancer care that New York architect?Steven Holl?is designing for?St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.Maggie’s Barts will replace a former office block and the?initial?drawings show it as a cylindrical building with a bamboo interior and coloured glass windows.Maggie’s was founded fifteen years ago to provide support to anyone affected by cancer and they now have centres all around the UK - see?all the ones weve featured here, including?Maggie’s Gartnavel by OMA?and?Maggie’s South West Wales by Kisho Kurokawa?and Garbers James, which both?picked up an RIBA award last week.See more stories about Steven Holl ?Heres the full press release:Steven Holl Architects reveal first designs for Maggie’s BartsMaggie’s is delighted to announce that Steven Holl Architects has agreed to design the Maggie’s Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.Steven Holl Architects is internationally-honoured with the most prestigious awards in architecture as well as publications and exhibitions for excellence in design.The practice’s most famous works include the Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki and the 2007 Bloch Building addition to the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.Steven Holl is also the winner of the 2012 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal.Maggie’s Barts will replace an existing 1960s block that was once used as offices which is located at the periphery of the square.Steven Holl said: It is a great honor to design a Maggies Centre and a very special challenge to be given such an important central site in London. The hospital has been at the forefront of medical understanding for centuries. We are inspired by the deep history of the area, and particularly the nearby St. Bartholomew the Great church which has been in continuous use with marvelous music since 1143. Our proposal is like a vessel within a vessel within a vessel. In the spirit of music, architecture can be a ve