James joined Haworth Tompkins in 2021 and has since been actively involved in the studio's housing projects. He studied Architecture at the University of Bath, spending a semester as an Erasmus student at the Technische Universität München, and graduated in 2020. In between his studies James worked on housing and conservation projects at a number of small practices in London. He has a keen interest in social and ecological issues, volunteering with a local Wildlife Trust.