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The York Regional Police Training Facility in East Gwillimbury recently received LEED Silver Certification. The facility comprises an 80,000 sq.ft. single-level facility containing office space for staff plus 9 technology and lecture-based classrooms, 4 of which can be combined into a single, large presentation venue. Supporting the classroom functions are meeting rooms, break-out rooms, a … Continued
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Robert Boraks, a Parkin Director, shares some of his ideas as a lead justice designer with the third issue of Justice Trends Magazine. The article is titled, “Prison Design / Developing Correctional Trends in Canada: Some Ideas from a Lead Justice Designer”, released end of June 2018. Robert addresses: Incarceration in Canada; correctional trends we … Continued
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The new RCMP detachment in Arviat, Nunavut is nearing completion. The majority of the construction work is completed, and commissioning work is underway. Building occupancy is scheduled for late summer, 2018. The RCMP’s presence in the Arctic has been long-standing; however, its physical image as a community service has not been updated in nearly 40 … Continued
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At the mid-June 2018 European Healthcare Design Congress in London, UK, the Joseph and Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre, commissioned by Fraser Health and designed by Parkin Architects Western Ltd., received a “highly commended” award in the Healthcare Design over 20,000 sqm category. The Awards shortlist had been announced in May, 2018, following a hotly … Continued
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The Design Build Team (“DBT”) of Parkin Architects, Accutech Engineering and Kudlik Construction are quickly approaching the delivery of the High School in Cape Dorset, targeted for the Summer of 2018. This will be the first Design Build school project in the Arctic, delivered 1 year ahead of a typical Arctic construction schedule. The majority of … Continued
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We are architects of social facilities; something we take seriously. Social facilities design requires the successful identification of naturally-occurring patterns, the development of new patterns, and the application of these to architecture. We believe that it is our responsibility to ensure our designs respond to the needs – personal, physical and emotional – of the … Continued
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Parkin Architects Limited has been providing exceptional design services to clients for decades and we continually contribute and adapt to the changes occurring in the design and construction industry. Parkin has grown from a focus on Healthcare and Recreation in 1986 to now also providing award winning services in the Education, Laboratory, Justice, and Correctional … Continued
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Evidence-Based Design (EBD) is defined by the Center for Health Design as “the deliberate attempt to base building decisions on the best available research evidence with the goal of improving outcomes and of continuing to monitor the success or failure for subsequent decision-making.”
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After the long anticipated wait, we have the final results of Parkin’s 3D Print Challenge #3. The competition involved the selection of a building; preferable a Parkin-designed building and creating a 3D massing model of the building and the site. Once again, everyone did a fantastic job! Congratulations to the winners and all participants. Honourable … Continued
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The Parkin 3D Printing Challenge No. 3 is complete. Teams have finalized prints and staging their models for judging. First round of judging is taking place on June 1, 2018. Results will be announced the week of June 4, 2018. We are excited to share with you the teams’ innovative models. Stay tuned…
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