He obtained his Bachelors degree in Canterbury, UK, and has worked in London for two award winning architecture practices specialising in the private residential sector. In 2015, Barber moved to Norway to continue his education at Bergen Arkitekthøgskole where his Master project ‘Basalt and Vines’ was nominated for the European Architecture Medals, ‘Best Diploma project’. His personal work has been published internationally appearing in publications such as the ‘Arkitekturårbok’ from the Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design. An enduring interest of his is the study of vernacular building forms / techniques and the potential in their contemporary realisations. At 3RW arkitekter, Barber is currently working on a new school in Kopervik and the reorganisation of Bergen’s USF veftet.