New Year, New Designs: 2013 in Review and a Look at What’s to Come
By eba
It has been an incredible year for us here at Parkin. We’ve had opportunities to work with some of the leading institutions in Canada on a number of notable projects.
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Parkin Awarded New P3 hospital for Providence Care, Kingston
By eba
Parkin has been awarded the design of the new Providence Care Hospital in Kingston, Ontario. This 600,000 bgsf facility has 270 beds, of which 30 are forensic mental health, 90 are specialized mental health, with the balance of the hospital composed of complex continuing care and physical medicine patients. Parkin, in joint venture with Adamson … Continued
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New Oakville Hospital Construction Progress
By eba
State-of-the-art hospitals aren’t built overnight. Of course, this isn’t news to anyone. But what exactly goes into the construction of a new hospital? We’re giving you a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the New Oakville Hospital, a project Parkin was selected to design in joint venture with Adamson Associates Architects.
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Light and Architecture
By eba
Research has demonstrated the positive influence daylight has on human health, specifically in terms of reducing depression, decreasing fatigue and improving alertness. Evidence-based design research indicates that patients get better faster and require less pain medication if the view from their window is to a landscaped area.
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Architecture and Workflow Planning
By eba
The best designs start with even better data. It is not uncommon for institutional architects to spend 10 to 12 months assessing and capturing the current and anticipated requirements of new construction, additions, or retrofits of current buildings or structures.
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Architecture and Lean: Increasing Efficiency Through Institutional Design
By eba
By R. Cameron Shantz, Director, Parkin Architects Limited Did you know 22,000 checks are deducted from the wrong bank accounts every day? Or that 16,000 pieces of mail are lost by the Postal Service every hour? How about the fact that there are 500 incorrect surgeries completed per week? And 2 million lost IRS documents … Continued
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Rankin Inlet Healing Facility Receives ACEC Award
By eba
Rankin Inlet Healing Facility – a Men’s Correctional Facility in the Canadian Arctic has received the 2013 Award of Excellence from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies in the Building Engineering Category. For details click on the link below. award of excellence
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Surrey Memorial Hospital Critical Care Tower Emergency Department Opens
By eba
Designed by CEI Architecture and Parkin Architects, this project applies the latest in evidence-based healthcare design research and presents an elegant West Coast architectural expression. For more information visit http://www.canadianarchitect.com/.
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Justice Facilities Review ’13: Jury Report on Rankin Healing Facility
By eba
We are thrilled to share comments from the jury at the AIA National Conference, where the Rankin Inlet Healing Facility in Nunavut Territory was named “most exceptional.”
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Why Parkin Is Not Like Other “Architects Today”
By eba
We recently read an article posted on archdaily.com in which the author writes about why she left the architecture profession, claiming it comes down to the notion that “architects today just don’t listen to people’s needs.”
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