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
Eleven designs by celebrities including Kanye West, Kate Moss and Justin Bieber
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners rebrands as RSHP following Richard Rogers’ death
Ten homes that make a feature of their corridors
More than 140 significant cultural sites damaged in Ukraine during war says UNESCO
Eight of Thomas Heatherwick’s most controversial projects
IKEA Festival at Milan design week captured in Dezeen video
Minority architects body “remains hopeful” of change two years on from George Floyd murder
Ten homes with water features to help keep cool on a hot day
Elizabeth Line “more mannered” than Jubilee predecessor says head of architecture
Ten outlandish shop interiors that reimagine the retail experience
Ten homes with welcoming terraces to spend a summer night on
Senior politician denies deregulation agenda caused failure to review building codes before Grenfell
Architecture should abandon “top-down” management to improve working conditions says Gensler co-CEO
Circularity is “closer than we think” says Hyundai design boss
Architecture education has “shifted away” from fire safety, experts say on Grenfell anniversary
UK government introduces restrictions for timber in mid-rise buildings’ external walls
Ten bedrooms with balconies that bring the outside in
Global cities becoming cycle friendly after “seismic shift” during pandemic
Dezeen’s guide to the architecture of the Elizabeth Line
Ten bold residential staircases designed by architects
Ten houses that showcase Mexico’s contemporary architecture
Ukrainian studios “need support from international clients now” to survive war
