Peter Barber worked with Richard Rogers and Will Alsop prior to establishing Peter Barber Architects in 1989. He was a lecturer and reader in architecture at the University of Westminster until 2025. In 2021 he was elected to the Royal Academy. In 2022 he was awarded an OBE for services to architecture. He was awarded the Soane Medal in 2023. He has been described by the Independent as one of the UK’s leading urbanists.