Parkin is pleased to announce that Cape Dorset’s High School—Peter Pitseolak High School—has recently received the Project of Distinction designation in School Planning & Management’s 2018 Education Design Showcase. The Editor-in-Chief of School Planning & Management | College Planning & Management, Jerry Enderle states, “Good designs don’t just happen.  They are created due to the hard work of
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Parkin is the architect of record for the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex completed in 1993, and has recently been awarded the expansion project, slated for completion in 2021. At two open houses on January 24, 2019, Parkin immersed Waterloo residents in a virtual reality experience of the proposed expansion project. Strapping on the Oculus Rift
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On the recommendation of the Interim Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design at Carleton University, Robert Boraks, a Director at Parkin, has received an honorary appointment as an Adjunct Professor in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism. The appointment acknowledges Robert’s education, accomplishments, and expertise in his discipline and his continued participation
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A mid-December 2018 meeting explored Parkin’s design proposal for the renewal of Minden Hills Arena. Members of the Township of Minden Hills Arena Building Task Force—including Mayor Brent Devolin— and public attendees had a chance to view a virtual reality model, a 3D-printed model, and presentation boards describing the design. Parkin, Vice President, Mario Pistone,
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