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The Marnie’s Studio project at Sick Kids Hospital transformed the existing Bear Theatre into a multi-purpose art and performance space. The original theatre space was designed to resemble a forest with dark colors, murals of forest scenes and heavy dark drapes that kept daylight out. The 2,900 SF space was converted into a bright and … Continued
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Parkin announces the winners of its in-house Architectural Photography Challenge. It intent was to allow our highly creative staff to share and compete with their architectural photography inspirations. Participants selected themes in which to capture and tell a story through architecture. The responses were incredibly imaginative. After a total of 85 votes, these are the … Continued
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Parkin Director, Robert Boraks, has been invited to speak about the evolution of youth incarceration at the IAPS 26th annual conference. Originally scheduled to take place in Quebec City—for the first time ever in North America—it will be held on-line, June 21–25, 2020, due to the pandemic. ABOUT IAPS Formed officially in 1981, but with … Continued
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The question of hospital capacity is a recurring theme when discussing the impacts of COVID-19, and many options have been explored to determine the right locations for accommodating coronavirus patients and healthcare workers on the frontlines.
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During this unprecedented crisis, it has been reported that patients have been refraining from visiting hospital emergency rooms (ERs). The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) has responded to this noted fact by providing a temporary pediatric ER. Parkin designed an emergency ambulatory respiratory clinic―referred to as an FRI (Frequent Respiratory Infections clinic―in a recently … Continued
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There’s no arguing that the current coronavirus pandemic has changed many facets of life. One such aspect is how architects are now approaching hospital design, and how these projects will be able to impact healthcare workers’ ability to safely treat patients amidst the epidemic. With healthcare workers making up 10% of Canadian COVID-19 cases and … Continued
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Parkin Principal, Lynne Wilson Orr participated in the virtual panel discussion to share her expertise and insight on how to create spaces for COVID-19 patients at the Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities (CCHF) virtual panel discussions of leaders across the regions. They discussed how they are addressing patient needs in this new environment, some of … Continued
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Parkin worked with Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) in the conversion of assigned floor area at the Fairfield Inn and Suites into a temporary Alternative Level of Care (ALC) Centre, accommodating elders transferred from the hospital’s Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Centre. The new space at the hotel was essential to free up the hospital’s 32-bed … Continued
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In the spirit of cultivating community, connection and key learnings during this crisis, Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities (CCHF) is organizing a series of virtual panel discussions of leaders across the regions. They will discuss how they are addressing patient needs in this new environment, some of the challenges and solutions, and offer opportunity for … Continued
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Standing together as a united front, our Parkin family reach out with messages to the world during this unprecedented time of crisis. We will continue to monitor the situation and take the steps necessary to operate at the same level of support and service delivery. As always, we are available at any time to discuss … Continued
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