Parkin is pleased to be once again working with EllisDon, this time on Phase Two of the Royal Columbian Hospital design/build project. The development comprises a new acute care tower with new beds for intensive care, cardiac intensive care, medical and surgical patients. Also included are a new emergency department, medical imaging unit, 25 operating
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Parkin extends congratulations to Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) for receiving funding approval for renovations and an addition to its Mental Health Unit. We are proud to be working with QCH’s team on this exciting and rewarding project. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2021 and reach completion by 2023. The redevelopment includes
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Analyzing Human-Technology Parkin is as an industry partner for this Cornell Research Lab with Dr. Saleh Kalantari, Director of the Design and Augmented Intelligence Lab (DAIL) at Cornell. His research group investigates human/technology partnerships in the design process, and the resulting opportunities for innovation and creativity. Parkin Director, Robin Snell’s, research expertise stems from many
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Parkin Director, Robin Snell, participated in Stephen Verderber’s studio crits for a University of Toronto’s Architectural Masters Class. The student projects include a Hospice in China, a Corrections Halfway House in Toronto, and ‘Temporary to Permanent’ emergency disaster housing in Iran. Robin shared his expertise founded on Parkin’s Vision, Mission and Values .
Together with extensive experience in “clean room” and laboratory design, Parkin understands the requirements of current Health Canada regulatory standards for gene-modified and manipulated cellular therapeutic product production. As a result, Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children engaged the firm to design a new Cellular Therapy Suite that meets current and future needs of the hospital’s
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Our Corner Brook Hospital video series covers a variety of design components that were developed to reflect the client specific objectives. The project team worked with primary planning drivers that were understood and addressed in the planning process. The client’s most essential driver was quality of care, as used in their care model. They sought
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