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Eleanor Young

Bath, London

Journalist at The RIBA Journal

Journalist on RIBA Journal, interested in all things spatial, green and beautiful. Getting my head round climate emergency. My own words etc

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  • 2 weeks ago | ribaj.com | Eleanor Young

    Eleanor Young likes a bit of pebbledash – and believes that with a bit imagination and use of local materials, practices could give the much-maligned finish a fresh lease of life‘Now I’m going to start dashing,’ says the guy on YouTube. Watching him grab handfuls of pebbles and throw them expertly at the still-wet slurry with a flick of the wrist, it is clear this is an art, with richness and depth.

  • 1 month ago | ribaj.com | Eleanor Young

    What are the patterns we are looking for in our building designs? And can babies help us discover them? Eleanor Young investigatesWhat do babies spend time looking at? Faces were long thought to be what would draw their attention most. But one research project has shown that babies spend more time looking at a picture of a building.

  • 1 month ago | ribaj.com | Eleanor Young

    Neurophysiological responses by Cleo ValentineOur research at the University of Cambridge explores the intersection of architectural design, neuroscience and human health. We are investigating how architectural facades affect neurophysiological responses, with a particular interest in understanding the relationship between visual patterns and forms in building facades and measurable changes in brain activity and stress responses.

  • 2 months ago | aprs.scot | Eleanor Young

    Did you know that a developer has the automatic right to appeal a decision made by a Planning Authority but a community has no such right? If that doesn’t sound fair then that is because it is not. The Scottish Government has been found to be in breach of its responsibilities, under the Aarhus Convention, to provide access to environmental justice and this blog explains a bit more about it and a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the subject last week.

  • 2 months ago | aprs.scot | Eleanor Young

    It is now over two years since National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) was adopted. We have been looking out for indications of how NPF4 is being interpreted, and the effectiveness of its policies. In an article written for the APRS Newsletter, Nikki Sinclair assesses the state of Scotland’s planning system. The interpretation of NPF4 on the ground has been variable.

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Eleanor Young
Eleanor Young @eleanoryoung
16 Apr 24

Feel the excitement of summer camping again, but without the pain of tent drying.

RIBAJ
RIBAJ @RIBAJ

Invisible Studio and Mole Architects have designed a simple but flexible ‘big roof’ that makes an affordable work and storage space for charity Forest School Camps, writes @eleanoryoung https://t.co/h1vjY3Vsmg https://t.co/6q4F9SqHsC

Eleanor Young
Eleanor Young @eleanoryoung
9 Dec 22

Simple question, great punchy answers from "lonely boxes" to "not yours" to "Business Casual". Read the thread...

Jody Brown
Jody Brown @JodyBrownArch

Describe your architectural style in 2 words.

Eleanor Young
Eleanor Young @eleanoryoung
1 Nov 22

Thanks also to our judges @HibaAlobaydi (RIBAJ Rising Star 2021), Angela Crowther @Arup, Fergus Feilden @FeildenFowles @mason_selina @Lendlease and Matthew Rumble of Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Eleanor Young
Eleanor Young @eleanoryoung

So many fascinating career paths, so many ways to be an architect and these RIBAJ Rising Stars have only just got started!