Peter Barber (architect)

Peter Ambrose Barber OBE RA (born November 1960) is a British architect recognised for his work designing social housing.

[1][2][3] He has been praised for his attempts to address the lack of homeless shelters and social housing provision in a way that aspires to well-designed urbanism.

[18] Justin Davidson of New York Magazine described Barber's practice as a "mixture of progressive politics and ye olde urbanism... By training a modernist, by necessity a pragmatist... at bottom a romantic rooted in English scenery and traditions.

"[19] Barber is an advocate of social housing, against right to buy, and critical of policies that prioritise private development.

He has also encouraged revitalising the economies of depopulating cities and towns in the Midlands, North, and on the coast, which would ease housing pressures in addition to creating new jobs and bringing life back into such places.