Kim O’Connell, Author at Redshift EN

Kim O’Connell

Kim O’Connell is a Washington, D.C.–area writer specializing in history, nature, architecture, and life. In addition to writing for a range of national and regional publications, she is a former writer in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Shenandoah National Park. She can be reached via her website, kimaoconnell.com.

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The Late Zaha Hadid Leaves Behind a Masterpiece (Theatre) in Rabat, Morocco

by Kim O’Connell

After her death in 2016, Zaha Hadid’s unfinished projects are living on. One masterpiece, the ambitious Grand Theatre, is poised to become the Sydney Opera House of Rabat, Morocco.

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Looking Into the Face of Humanity’s Future With the Clock of the Long Now

by Kim O’Connell

Looking 10,000 years into the future has been the purview of science fiction, but building the Clock of the Long Now is a scientific and existential project on an epic timescale.

Dubai's Museum of the Future.

Dubai’s Museum of the Future Is Shaping Up as the World’s Most Complex Building

by Kim O’Connell

With its floating form, windows in Arabic calligraphy, and space-age finish, Dubai's Museum of the Future might be the most complex building ever built.

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Respect: Landscape Architect Dan Kiley Is the Modernist Hero You’ve Never Heard Of

by Kim O’Connell

Architects get all the accolades, but their creations shine within a bigger context: Meet Dan Kiley, an “invisible” icon of modernist landscape design.

Silver Oak’s Alexander Valley facility sets a new standard of sustainability for the winemaking industry.

The World’s Greenest Winery Through LEED and the Living Building Challenge

by Kim O’Connell

After a terrible fire, Silver Oak Winery reimagined green viticulture through LEED Platinum status and imminent Living Building Challenge certification.