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
Stirling Prize-winning council homes set for Right to Buy selloff
It’s time for the Social Housing Revival
Tech designers “forgot new ideas” after iPhone says Nothing’s Adam Bates
Ten buildings in China that interact with dramatic landscapes
Ten homes with net floors for relaxation and play
Dezeen’s top 10 hotels of 2023
The top 10 architecture and design controversies of 2023
Dezeen’s top five houses of November 2023
Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
Landscape architects “could be very important” to Africa’s Great Green Wall says Elvis Paul Tangem
Dezeen’s top five houses of October 2023
Ten rustic Italian interiors that evoke the history of the Mediterranean
Ten yacht designs that aim to make waves in the luxury boat industry
Ukrainian studios “doing what we can, and sometimes what we can’t” after two years of war
Central Europe “becoming a hotspot for contemporary architecture” says Ondřej Chybík
Now’s the time to sign up for Dezeen In Depth
Dezeen’s top 10 quotes of 2023
England’s new biodiversity net gain rules explained
Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome’s industrial wastewater
Eight imaginative home interiors created on a budget
Disasters “very rarely not a design failure” says expert Lucy Easthope
Disaster is well and truly upon us
