During the COVID Pandemic, the International Federation of Healthcare Engineering (IFHE) was engaged by the World Health Organization (WHO) to support responsive activities to assist in the development of projects to combat the new coronavirus disease.  Many parties were involved in this work across the globe, including Parkin Architects. Parkin’s volunteer efforts were recognized by the … Continued

Parkin’s interior design team provides a full-service, Interiors-consulting, service. The team has worked on institutional projects ranging from small clinics to massive hospital redevelopments, and everything in between. Our team’s challenge is to maintain creativity within budget constraints.  We work with clients and user groups to address safety, workflows, and operational efficiencies, throughout the design … Continued

Parkin’s laboratory team attended an AIA hosted webinar sponsored by the Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH).  The webinar “Driving Diagnostic and Therapeutic Decisions: The Modern Clinical Laboratory” identified key drivers that shape the modern clinical lab and many other trends and new design standards. These modern hospital clinical labs house hundreds, and often thousands, … Continued

Parkin is pleased to be a part of one of three teams invited to respond to a request for proposal (RFP) to design, build and finance the Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre Redevelopment project. The Infrastructure Ontario (IO) shortlist was based on evaluated criteria identified in a request for qualifications process conducted in September 2020 based … Continued

Parkin Director, Robin Snell, is a scheduled panelist for CCHF’s discussion on June 3rd from 1:00pm to 2:15pm, when he will share his insights on Isolation Room design.  This is a follow-up to the March Session on Isolation Room Design that outlined principles and strategies for IR Design. For more information on this upcoming session, … Continued

Parkin Principal, David Driscoll, has been a member of SLCAN (https://slcan.ca/) since its inception in 2013. Sustainable Labs Canada is a volunteer organization of Canadians interested in ensuring that we have sustainable labs in our communities. SLCAN presents monthly webinars on topics of interest to the public and private sectors with an interest in academic, clinical … Continued

Construction bids for expansion of  L’école des Trois-Soleils, the only French language school in Iqaluit, Nunavut closed in April 2021. The client is currently reviewing the bids and is looking forward to selecting a general contractor for the construction and delivery of the school. Construction is scheduled to begin late in the summer of 2021 … Continued

Parkin Director, Robin Snell, recently participated in another Stephen Verderber studio crit for the University of Toronto’s Architectural Masters Class. Students in architecture, landscape, and urban design will present their final projects to their instructors, as well as to guest critics from the professional community and academic institutions. Robin was delighted to participate in another … Continued

Parkin’s interior design team provides a full-service Interiors consulting service. The team has worked on institutional projects ranging from small clinics to massive hospital redevelopments, and everything in between. Working at all stages of the design process with the architectural team, our philosophy is grounded in Parkin’s Vision—creating environments that positively impact lives. We provide … Continued