Education
Parkin received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto in 1935 and went to England to practise architecture.
Parkin received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto in 1935 and went to England to practise architecture.
He later returned to Toronto in 1937. Bata Shoes Canadian Headquarters, Toronto, Ontario 1964. Demolished
Bell Trinity Square 1982, Toronto - 10 and 15 storey office towers
Citibank Place 1983, Toronto - 20 storey office towerk
John C. Parkin and Associates Head Office, 1500 Don Mills Road 1958.
Demolished
Don Mills Collegiate Institute and Don Mills Junior High School - 1959
Toronto Aeroquay (Terminals 1 and 2), Toronto International Airport 1957-1965 - demolished
Ottawa Train Station, Ottawa, Ontario 1966
International Business Machines Corporation Headquarters, Don Mills, Ontario - now home to Celestica
Toronto City Hall
Toronto-Dominion Centre 1967
Yorkdale Mall 1964
Rosedale (TTC) subway station 1947
Toronto Transit Commission transit shelters 1940s - only Otter Loop Shelter survives
Phoenix Building 1973 - 22 storey office tower at 439 University Avenue, Toronto
National Life Building 1972 - 15 storey office tower on University Avenue, Toronto
Royal Trust Tower 1969
Sheraton Centre and Richmond Tower 1972, Toronto - 43 storey main hotel tower and 12 storey hotel extension
Simpson Tower 1968 - now home to Hudson"s Bay Company head office
Vanier College Residences, York University 1967
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 1964 - 15 storey office tower, Toronto
200 University Avenue 1961 - 14 storey office tower, Toronto
Rosedale Valley Bridge (extension of the Prince Edward Viaduct) with Delcan Cater & Company
1966
He left Toronto and established an office in Los Angeles in 1970. Parkin"s firm changed names over the years and remains active in Toronto:
John C. Parkin Architects Engineers Planners, 1971-1972
Parkin Architects Engineers Planners, 1972-1976
Parkin Partnership Architects Planners, 1976-1986
Parkin Architects Limited, 1986–present
Parkin Consultants Limited, 1986–present
Since 1986, there are no longer any Parkin associated with the firm.