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SickKids, Marnie’s Studio a Space for Kids to Play and be Creative

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Parkin Architects Limited created this fun and educational kids’ area in renovated space at SickKids.  Amenities include: a media centre (film/music recording studio); a stage for live productions and performances; a creative arts area (“art bar”, mirrors, music, and dance movement); and a multi-sensory room. For photos click here:  http://www.www.parkin.ca/projects/sickkids-marnies-studio-2/

The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre’s New Brain Imaging Centre

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Parkin Architects Limited designed the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre’s new Brain Imaging Centre, which opened in the spring of 2016. Its new PET-MRI technology is the first of its kind in Canada dedicated to mental health research.  The PET-MRI gives the Centre’s researchers a window into the brain, enabling them to take mental health … Continued

3D Print your Elevations

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By Mario Pistone, Vice President, Parkin Architects Limited Primer This quick overview of the 3D print workflow will help you understand the content of this blog. The genesis of a 3D printed project is a computer-generated model scanned from an object or developed in a 3D program like Sketchup or Revit. The model is exported … Continued

Halton Regional Police – Progress

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The level 5 slab has been cast and the topping off celebration was on June 1, 2016.  The upper penthouse framing and steel framing continues for the north and south buildings.  Concrete slabs for the level 2 penthouses to be poured in the next week with slab-on-grade to follow.  Mechanical and electrical rough-in continues and … Continued

York Regional Police, Training Facility – Progress

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All concrete slabs are now complete, with interior masonry underway. Roofing is to commence in the next few weeks followed by the exterior envelope and interior partitioning. Mechanical and electrical rough-ins are on-going and the firing range envelope and structural steel framing is complete. 

SickKids’ Resuscitation/Trauma Room Opens

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 Exciting news! The resuscitation/trauma room at SickKids opens today. Visited by The Honorable Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, on March 31, 2016, the unit is now ready for its first patient.  Parkin’s involvement has been rewarding.

Interior Designers in Architectural Practices

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Lynne Wilson Orr, Principal, Parkin Architects Limited I am fortunate enough to have degrees in both interior design and architecture and I am registered with both ARIDO and the OAA.  The practice of which I am a part provides architectural and interior design services to clients, so I get to do both. As a result, … Continued

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