We are pleased to share the release of Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) Chapter 8: Organization of Services and the Epilogue of the updated Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines on August 10, 2022. The guidelines are dedicated to improving and creating consistency in maternal and newborn health and to inform evidence-based practice … Continued

Parkin is pleased to share our expertise as platinum partners on September 15, 2022 with Canadian Care for Healthcare Facilities (CCHF)  at their third forum titled “Decarbonizing Forum #3: Vision, Progress and Outcomes”.

We are excited to announce that Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction is featured in Healthcare Design, Showcase, August 2022. Click here to read more on the design of this culturally enriched facility that takes new approaches to help British Columbians with both serious substance-use dependency and mental illness.

Parkin helped redesign the Slaight Family Integrated Mental Health Unit at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. The unit cares for children and youth who are experiencing a broad range of  mental health conditions and eating disorders. The hospital engaged our team to design a healing environment that could meet the needs of … Continued

Over the past 5 years, Richard Huot, Managing Principal of our Ottawa office has been teaching at Carleton University in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism. Richard has been sharing his knowledge with 4th Year Bachelors students in both Architecture and Engineering as well as 1st year master of architecture students through the, “Architectural … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued