Kim A. O'Connell, principal of Green Quill Communications, is an award-winning journalist who has published widely in newspapers and magazines. Kim writes frequently about the natural and built environments, including historic preservation, conservation, architecture, and sustainable design.
Kim's work has been published in Babble, Preservation, Modernism, National Parks, National Geographic News, American Hiker, Traditional Building, America's Civil War, Old House Journal, the New York Times Syndicate, and the Washington Post, among others.
Kim has a master of arts in historic preservation from Goucher College and a bachelor of arts in English literature from the University of Maryland.
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kim(at)greenquill(dot)com
Phone: 703-298-3717
Fax: 703-997-7601
Twitter: @kim_oconnell
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"The one thing often missing from this year’s Solar Decathlon, ironically, was sunshine." So begins Kim's recent feature for AIArchitect, a publication of the American Institute of Architects, on the biennal architecture competition. Kim also guest-blogged about the Decathlon at TheDCMoms.com.
The controversial "holy trinity of art, architecture, and religion" was at issue in Kim's recent piece called "The Trouble with Church Preservation." The piece appeared in The Atlantic Cities, an online sister publication of the venerable Atlantic Monthly magazine.
Kim also recently published features in Traditional Building, Architect, Civil War Times, Eco-Structure, and Qualified Remodeler magazines.
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Babble Essay
Kim's personal essay about selective mutism appeared in the popular parenting site Babble. It was then reprinted on the front page of Yahoo News, where it garnered more than 1,000 comments.
Arlington House Feature
Kim's feature on the restoration of historic Arlington House appears in Civil War Times magazine.
Lorton Feature Wins Prize
Kim's Washington Business Journal feature on Lorton Prison won a prize in the National Association of Real Estate Editors' 2010 journalism competition.
NPS Director Interview
Kim's interview with National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis was published in Parks magazine.
Preservation Book Review
Kim reviewed a seminal text on the historic preservation movement for Period Homes magazine.
Little Saigon
Kim's short feature on the Vietnamese community in Washington, D.C., appears in the Washington Business Journal's magazine.
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