Nat Barker
Nat is the features editor of Dezeen.
He qualified as an NCTJ Gold Standard journalist in 2016 and spent five years working for trade magazine Inside Housing. He has also presented a podcast called Fintech Mix.
Nat was named New Journalist of the Year at the IBP Awards in 2017 and Journalist of the Year at the same event in 2018. He was included on PPA's 30 Under 30 list of rising stars in the published media industry in 2020. In 2024, he won Best Specialist Writer at the BSME Talent Awards. In 2025, he was named Architectural Journalist of the Year at the IBP Awards.
Stories by Nat Barker
Twelve dramatic skybridges that push the limits of engineering
The challenges facing the Solar Revolution
Solar Energy Kiosk by Cream on Chrome serves orange juice made using solar power
The Dezeen guide to solar power
Fifteen supertall skyscrapers being built around the world
“We need to move on from just having the conversation” says ex-RIBA inclusion boss Marsha Ramroop
Norway to inspect timber bridges after 10-year-old glulam crossing collapses
Little Finlandia in Helsinki is a modular conference venue held up by pine trees
BIG designing Ground to Air driverless vehicle for American desert city Telosa
Ten futuristic cities set to be built around the world
Peter Saville unveils “subtle but necessary” update to Aston Martin logo
Ten homes with characterful exposed wooden floorboards
Solar-harvesting Ecacia by Samuel Wilkinson mimics trees of African savannahs
Ten homes with walk-in wardrobes that store clothes in interesting ways
Solar products are often “PR stunts” says solar designer Alex Nathanson
Here comes the Solar Revolution
Ten buildings that showcase Birmingham’s brutalist history
Nothing aims to rekindle the “amazing feeling” of early smartphones with Phone (1)
Eight retro electric cars that are informed by motoring heritage
Sustainability and liveability claims of Saudi 170-kilometre city are “naive” say experts
“True architecture is life” says RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner Balkrishna Doshi
Ten apartment blocks that break the mould with unusual shapes
