Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Parkin, John C.

Biography
Date of Birth 1922
Place of Birth Toronto
Date of Death Nov 22 '89
Education University of Manitoba; Harvard (under W. Gropius)
Notes See also: Parkin Partnership; John B. Parkin Associates. (no relation to John B. Parkin).

Address: 75 Bridle Path
Type of Building: Owner-built houses
Name of Building: John C. Parkin House

Dates
Building completed 1954
Altered 1961-addn.

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1957 April 41-52
Canadian Interiors 1978 May 18-19 15 5
City & Country Home 1986 Winter 72-83 5 8
Globe & Mail 2001 May R3 Wed. 2nd
Globe & Mail 2001 May R3 Wed 2nd
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1959 Feb. 47 36 2
Toronto 1989 Sept. 38++ 4 6

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Address: 717 Church Street
Type of Building: Office Buildings
Name of Building: ARIDO Headquarters

Dates
Building completed mid 1950s

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Interior Design Ontario 1992 July/Au 5-6 n/a n/a

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Address: 717 Church Street
Type of Building: Architects' Offices
Name of Building: John B. Parkin Associates

Dates
Building completed 1950s

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John B. Parkin Associates : architects engineers 1950 n/a ?

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Address: 317 Dundas Street West
Type of Building: Art Galleries
Name of Building: Art Gallery of Ontario
Notes: Reknowed architect Frank Gehry has been approached to design an addition. Plans not final.

Dates
Altered 1991

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AGO News / Art Gallery of Ontario 1987 April 1-4 n/a
AGO News / Art Gallery of Ontario 1991 n/a 8 13 8
Architectural Review 1993 May 38-41
Art Impressions 1993 Summer 21-24
Barton Myers 1994 n/a 60-67 n/a
Canadian Architect 1993 Sept. 23-35 38 9
Canadian Architect 1993 Jan. 6 38 1
Canadian Architect 1975 Feb. 30-39 20 2
Canadian Interiors 1978 May 22-23 15 5
Globe & Mail 2002 Mar A18 Tues 5th
Globe & Mail 2001 Jan. A19 25th
International Contract 1993 Dec/Jan 46-48 n/a
Journal / Art Gallery of Ontario 1993 Jan/Feb 21-25 1 1
Maclean's Magazine 2002 April 62 8th
Toronto 1987 July 42++ 2 4
Toronto Contruction News 1993 May/Jun 14-15 11 3
Toronto Star 2001 Oct. B2 Mon. 29th
Toronto Star 2002 Mar A1,A4 Sat 2nd
Toronto Star 2001 Jan. B3 Fri. 26th
Toronto Star 2002 July A3 Fri 12th
Toronto Star 2002 May D2 Sun 12th
Toronto Star 2002 April A1+ Wed 24th
Toronto Star 2001 March J1 Sat. 17th

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Address: 20 Salvation Square
Intersection: Albert Street
Type of Building: Corporate Headquarters
Name of Building: Salvation Army Building

Dates
Building completed 1956
Demolished 1997-1998

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture and Design 1956 June ? 20
Globe & Mail 1995 Nov. C3 Wed. 15th
Globe & Mail 1997 Dec C19 Sat. 27th
Heritage 2001 Sum. 10-13 4 3
John B. Parkin Associates : architects engineers 1950 n/a ?
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1957 May 173-7 34 5
Journal of the Society for the Study 1999 Spring 16-23 24 1
Toronto Life 1998 Feb. 114