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Chess Club Building, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Erick van Egeraat has been awarded the Russian Best Building Award for his asymmetrical Chess Club Building in the oil boom town of Khanty-Mansiysk. Completed exactly one year ago in preparation for the 2010 Chess Olympics, the sparkling volume was designed as a direct comparison to a professional chess player: "Motionless on the outside, but with great internal struggle to beat the opponent." >>>