JB ARCHITECTS - Key Persons


James Barnett

Job Titles:
  • Principal
James Barnett is the principal and has 21 years of professional practical experience in the field during 27 years of immersion in architecture and design. James has a wide range of experience of different building types, sectors and scales across the UK, Africa and Australia. James is not only happy designing in the studio but also has hands-on building and management experiences not normally found in architects. James has designed, managed and helped construct a winery redevelopment in Australia and fully remodeled his own home in London and in Devon. In addition to work in the residential sector James has 7 years experience in the hospitality, commercial and transport design sectors having worked in large commercial practices in the UK and Australia. This experience includes major design and construction projects; notably a £15m new office and mixed use development in Gracechurch Street (2001) in the City of London as well as a £20m new hotel tower in Moscow (2002). James Barnett has both a Master of Arts (MA hons) in Architectural Design and a Bachelor of Architecture Diploma (BArch) from the University of Edinburgh. James Barnett is registered as an architect with the Architects Registration Board ARB No.077163E and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects -RIBA No. 20004648 and the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland - RIAS No.12858. James Barnett has 20 years of professional experience in the field; a total of 26 years of immersion in architecture and design. James has a wide range of experience of different building types, sectors and scales with projects across the UK, Africa and Australia. James is not only happy designing in the studio but also has hands-on building and construction management experience.