Gary Young lectured on environmental design in architecture whilst a studio design tutor at Kent Institute of Art and Design from 1992-2000. In 1993 Gary Young and Gabrielle Higgs designed the prize winning Europan 3 housing competition project in Haarlem, Netherlands for passive solar housing designs. Recent housing design awards and commissions by Gary Young include a commended entry for 2007 British Homes Awards Home of the Future and 2007 RIBA Tomorrows Garden City housing for North Hertfordshire Homes.