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On August 21, 2017, the new Michael Lee-Chin & Family Patient Tower will officially open. Before it opens, the hospital invited its partners and community to take a tour. Tours included a look at the new Emergency Department, Surgery and an Inpatient Room with panoramic views of Lake Ontario. Here are some current photos.
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Parkin Architects Limited has been shortlisted in the Healthcare Design category of the SBID International Design Awards 2017. The Providence Care Hospital (designed in Joint Venture with Adamson Associates Architects) has been selected as one of the qualifying projects by a technical panel of judges in the first stage of the process. The public are … Continued
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Parkin is looking for skilled and motivated people to join our teams in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver. We need experienced Architects, Healthcare Planners, Project Managers and Technologists. Send resumes to: Toronto office: David Driscoll – driscoll@parkin.ca Ottawa office: Robert Boraks – boraks@parkin.ca Vancouver office: John MacSween – macsween@parkin.ca
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The Joseph Brant Hospital Redevelopment and Expansion project is nearing completion. On August 21, 2017 the hospital will officially open the new Michael Lee-Chin and Family Patient Tower. This new seven-storey, state-of-the-art patient tower is part of the largest redevelopment project in Burlington’s history. For more information click on: Joseph Brant Hospital Redevelopment & Expansion … Continued
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Parkin recently issued a postcard for Providence Care Hospital in Kingston, Ontario. The hospital is the first in North America to combine long-term mental health care, physical rehabilitation, and complex-care programs in one building. The WHIG-STANDARD newspaper provides quotes from both Eric Hoskins and Kingston’s Islands MPP, Sophie Kiwala, praising the hospital’s state-of-the-art approach to … Continued
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Evidence suggests the built environment has a significant impact on the health and well-being of its occupants. As architects and designers, we must consider multiple factors when creating a space to respond to users’ needs, behaviours and requirements, while prioritizing their health and well-being.
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Parkin is currently working on The Joseph and Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre, a new, eight-storey mental health and addictions facility located on the Vancouver General Hospital site. Opening late this summer, the Vancouver General Hospital site will provide short-term, acute care to people suffering from depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, psychotic and mood disorders, and drug … Continued
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Tuugaalik High School, Naujaat, Nunavut has been selected to appear as an Outstanding Design in the 2017 American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase, the premier competition honouring education interiors excellence. This year, the panel of Educational Interiors Showcase judges selected 70 projects to be featured in the August issue of American School & University. … Continued
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On May 25, 2017, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Erik Hoskins, cut the ribbon to officially open the new hospital. The hospital is the first in North America to combine long-term mental health care, physical rehabilitation, and complex-care programs in one building. The WHIG-STANDARD newspaper provides quotes from both Eric Hoskins and Kingston’s … Continued
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A member of CSA, Robin Snell, Parkin Principal/Shareholder, participated in development of the first edition of CSA Z317.14-17. The ground-breaking new Standard is the first of its kind nationally and internationally and was created to guide the design, implementation and maintenance of wayfinding systems in health care facilities. The Standard is available for purchase at … Continued
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