
Clemens Schagerl comes with the potent combination of both an architecture and a civil engineering degree. His prize-winning final thesis in architecture looks at Switzerland’s glaciers and creates a dam and several mountain footpaths, raising awareness about ‘the potential impacts of transforming Alpine territory’. Would most like to work for: Christian Kerez.
From tackling glacial melting in the Swiss Alps to improving the quality of life in Brazil’s favelas, the next generation of architects and engineers are setting themselves an ambitious agenda. We pinpoint a top crop of nascent stars who are up to the job.
Writer: Ellie Stathaki

Daniel Marshall amassed a number of prizes and scholarships over the three years of his course. His thesis in particular, a housing design for a London community, won him the RIBA Eastern Region Prize. Marshall finds inspiration in the work of Richard Sennet, Raphael Moneo, Walter Benjamin, Peter Carl and Mary Ann Steane. Would most like to work for: Studio Mumbai.


Growing up in San Francisco, Chisom Ezekwo had a passion for maths and science. She completed a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Planning and Management at the University of Southern California, followed by a Masters at Columbia University, New York, in 2014. Her work examines Brazilian favelas. ‘I would use architecture to inspire others to initiate positive changes in today’s cities and villages,’ she says. Would most like to work for: Rem Koolhaas.

