John MacSween will be presenting at The Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities conference in Vancouver, May 23–25, 2018. He will co-present with Monica McAlduff, Director, Mental Health and Substance Use, Vancouver Coastal Health, in a session entitled “Segal Centre Mental Health Care Facility Technology and Design Innovations Improving Safety and Mental Healthcare”.  The largest purpose-built facility of … Continued

Cape Dorset School in Nunavut is nearing completion, with occupancy targeted for August 2018. Although the project is still under construction, you can get a feeling of how the final facility will look. One of the interesting features of this building is the curved seating in the atrium: it faces a stage that opens onto … Continued

Published in Award Magazine’s April 2018 issue, Halton Regional Police Service’s New Headquarters is scheduled for completion this year.  The new facility will consolidate services including forensics and training under one roof, allowing for growth to accommodate the expanding regional population.    To read more, click on:

Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre – Vancouver General Hospital was published in Award Magazine’s April 2018 issue.  This new facility consolidates inpatient, outpatient, and outreach mental health and substance use services in one building.  The article speaks about the dream that became reality in 2010. Opened in August of 2017, the facility … Continued

Parkin is a Gold Sponsor for the Canadian Centre for Health Facilities (CCHF) in support of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), which is hosting a symposium and workshop to bring together key stakeholders who can influence change in Canadian healthcare facilities and performance. Robin Snell—a member of the CSA Committee on HCF Design Research and … Continued

On April 11, 2018, Parkin featured its VR work on InsiteVR’s Immersive Project Showcase.  The event invited participants across North America with VR headsets to view the Electrophysiology Room designed for St. Mary’s General Hospital (SMGH) in a live presentation.  From our host location provided in the Hospital by SMGH, Parkin and SMGH staff described the … Continued

Parkin has been using 3D printing as part of the interactive design process with its clients.  To encourage our staff to become more adept with the new technology, we launched our third 3D Print Challenge today.  The competition involves the selection of a building; preferable a Parkin-designed building and creating a 3D massing model of … Continued