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Competition: five Claesson Koivisto Rune in Marfa books to be won

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Summit to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of a book documenting Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune's first architectural project in the US.

Claesson Koivisto Runedezeen Inde book competition

Congratulations to the winners! Eoin O'Leary from the UK, Maksym Kramar from Ukraine, Raffaele Mencucci from Italy, Callum Senjov from Australia and Christina Nguyen from the USA.

The Stockholm-based studio recently completed the Inde/Jacobs art gallery in the Texan city of Marfa.

Reasonably unknown and remote, Marfa came to attention when American artist Donald Judd relocated there from New York in 1971. Thanks to Judd's influence, the city has now become affiliated with the Minimalist art movement.

Claesson Koivisto Runedezeen Inde book competition

This is reflected in the the architecture of the galleries and theatres that are sparsely located across the city.

From the street, Claesson Koivisto Rune's gallery appears simple and blocky in structure with a single large square window on the front-facing wall.

Claesson Koivisto Runedezeen Inde book competition

The building comprises of the gallery space and a residence for the owners, connected by a courtyard. Separate spaces are created by partitioning walls, with natural light filtering through a skylight and large windows.

Within the book, the architects outline their design process for the structure, accompanied by the images of Swedish architectural photographer Åke E:son Lindman.

Claesson Koivisto Runedezeen Inde book competition

The hardback book is published by Summit, which was founded by journalist Daniel Golling and curator Gustaf Kjellin. Previous titles include a monograph detailing the career of Copenhagen design studio GamFratesi, and Summit also broadcasts bi-weekly podcasts discussing the Nordic design scene.

Claesson Koivisto Rune in Marfa: The Inde/Jacobs gallery is available to purchase from Summit's online store.

This competition has now closed. Five winners will be selected at random and notified by email. Winners' names will be published in a future edition of our Dezeen Mail newsletter and at the top of this page. Dezeen competitions are international and entries are accepted from readers in any country.