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As advocates of designing facilities that improve the lives of children and parents, as well as those who care for them, our research introduced us to (KIP) Canada, an organization that supports the under-served needs of children affected by parental incarceration. We are committed supporters of this foundation. Parkin was invited to visit indigenous artisans … Continued
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Kids with Incarcerated Parents (KIP) Canada is the only organization in Ontario providing supportive programming to children affected by parental incarceration. For the past 11 years, Jessica Reid, the co-founder of KIP Canada, has advocated for these children and walked to raise the awareness of the necessity to support their unique needs. This year, KIP … Continued
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User experience (UX) design is typically a term used by digital architects when building websites. This nomenclature borrows from the mechanisms of complex wayfinding design in cartography and real-world architecture. Recently, researchers have been using Virtual Response testing to capture biometric data that can, in turn, help architects and designers deliver truly intuitive experiences for … Continued
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We’re excited to announce that effective August 31, 2022, Parkin’s Vancouver office will be relocating to 675 West Hastings Street, Suite 1100, Vancouver BC V6B 1N2. We look forward to working with our clients and colleagues in our new space.
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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
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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”.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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