Parkin promotes positive and enduring social change through the design of the facilities we create. Not only are we strongly committed to understanding new developments in our project sectors, but we are passionate about our mission because we know that great design makes a difference. Our staff are dedicated in the design of facilities that
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In 2019, in response to the recommendations of the Premier’s Council to improve the care and wait times for long-term care, the Ontario government announced its intention to build 30,000 net new long-term care beds over 10 years and to redevelop existing, older homes to modernize standards. This triggered a search for suitable locations and an
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Award Magazine featured Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction in the March 2022 issue. As quoted in the feature, “The Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health & Addiction in Coquitlam, B.C. is so much more than a treatment facility: from the site on which it stands, its design, and the artwork inside, to its technology and systems, and innovative care
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We are pleased to see another project from our healthcare portfolio published in ARCHELLO. Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction (RFHC) is a new, leading-edge centre for mental health and addiction treatment and research, located on Riverview Lands in Coquitlam, BC. The core guiding design and construction principles reflect the values of the community and the Kwikwetlem First Nation (“kFN”).
The Art of Leadership Conference brings the most prominent leaders, speakers, and bestselling authors to each conference to keep business-minded professionals current with an exciting blend of innovative thinking and real-world experience. Parkin Associate and Interior Designer, Erinn Haley-Stevenson, attended the June 17th, 2022, Art of Leadership Conference for Women in Toronto. “I was inspired by the five speakers; it was
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Parkin Principal, Shane Czypyha, presented at the European Health Design Conference (Session 21), hosted in London, UK from June 13-15, 2022. On June 14, the session titled “Transforming Mental Health Design” featured the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction in Coquitlam, BC.