A recent project highlighted an issue that can occur with ‘Heritage’ color scheme specification. This issue revolves around errors in identifying building style, which can lead to specifying inappropriate exterior façade colors. While this is not a common pitfall, it…
I am very chuffed to report that the journal Color Research and Application has published my article ‘Environmental color interventions on a macro scale: Tactical urbanism and issues of global concern‘. This is the 7th article that I’ve published in…
I was honored to be asked to contribute information to an article published recently by Architectural Digest online. My contribution focused on research findings relevant to interior design. Specifically, while hue is often thought to contribute to mood and ambience…
Well, that was a fun chat! It was great being on ABC ‘Nightlife’ with Suzanne Hill talking about color in the built environment. We stayed pretty much on track talking about evidence-based color strategies but veered off on some amusing…
I’m excited to work on a couple of projects with Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, with over 2,700 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland. The company has a rich heritage of over 200 years…
Radio interview ABC Radio – Dr Zena O’Connor, 1 December 2022 Over the last decades, many articles have focussed on the idea of using colour as a visual deterrent for cigarette smoking. Aside from printing slogans such as ‘Smoking Kills’…
This project was a collaboration between Hamidreza Sheibani (researcher and adjunct lecturer at department of Architecture and Urban Planning Technical, University of Tehran) and Zena O’Connor. The full paper was presented at the AIC conference, Toronto, Canada, June 2022, and…
The corridors on each level of this multi-storey apartment building are relatively long with grey carpet and white walls. Currently, the length of the corridors and bland white and grey scheme conveys an institutional impression. In addition, the lack of…
I was chuffed to be asked to speak at this conference in Oslo, Norway! Fargedagen translates to Colour Day and the conference focuses on colour in the built environment. Hosted by Heidi Pettersvold Nygaard and the Oslo Planning and Building…
This meeting report focused on papers presented at the AIC Study Group on Environmental Colour Design at the International Colour Association conference in 2021. My paper focused on variations between specified colour and perceived colour: ‘Specified colour vs. perceived colour:…
