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Citibank Place (now Citigroup Place) was listed as one of the top 10 Toronto buildings from the 1980s on Flipboard. The building was developed by Marathon Realty and designed by Parkin Partnership Architects Planners (not by John B. Parkin and Associates as stated below). Directors Harland Lindsay and Lind Nyman of successor firm Parkin Architects … Continued
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Framing for all the partitions is almost complete to Level 7, top floor of the new Patient Tower. Spectacular views to Lake Ontario from some of the future patient Bed Rooms can now be seen.
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Exterior cladding is nearing completion, with only the main entrance façade remaining to be completed. Landscape work is progressing around the building. The elevated terraces have received hard surfaces and planting. Work is ongoing around the terrace soffits and glass guards. Interiors are progressing at various levels throughout the building. One inpatient unit is complete, … Continued
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Parkin is proud to have participated in the completion of Tuugaalik High School with Accutech Engineering Inc., providing design development, construction documentation and construction review services for Naujaat’s new school in Nunavut, Canada. The design and construction follows Northern Good Building Practice Guidelines and meets the challenges of the Arctic environment and site conditions. The high … Continued
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Lynne Wilson Orr, Principal, Parkin Architects Limited 1. There are no universal colour rules. 2. Everyone thinks they are a colour expert. 3. Someone will love mauve and be hurt when we don’t use their favourite colour.
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Construction pace has increased, the building is being enclosed with metal cladding, and exterior masonry will commence very shortly. Window frame installation is on-going. Metal studs work is moving along quickly. The firing range sub-contractor has now mobilized on site and installation is moving quickly.
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Construction is on schedule for the new Halton Regional Police Headquarters in Oakville. Masonry work has commenced and the penthouse metal cladding work will follow next week. The tower crane has been removed. Mechanical and electrical equipment is in place. Metal stud installation has commenced and boarding will resume once enclosed.
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Lynne Wilson Orr, Principal, Parkin Architects Limited Paediatric hospitals are well-known for theming their interior design. Everything from trains to space to underwater themes have been developed to add visual interest for hospitalized children. Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital even has a real fire engine in one of its lobbies, and a sculpture of a mother … Continued
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Parkin, with EllisDon, has been short-listed as one of three teams to compete for the Valleyview design-build project in Burnaby, BC, a new hospital that will accommodate 38 beds, as well as academic, program and recreational spaces, with approximately 6,340 sm in net program area. The facility will accommodate two mental health programs currently housed … Continued
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Qikiqtani General Hospital now serves all emergent and inpatient needs of Baffin Region, from two interrelated buildings on the site. After the opening of a replacement hospital on the site, Parkin was retained to convert the existing Baffin Regional Hospital building to a new ambulatory care facility that provides primary care to the people of … Continued
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