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Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect. For years she was widely celebrated and awarded numerous prizes, although she built practically nothing. Now TASCHEN has published an impressive monograph about her.

Launching the first of its kind, Christie’s presents ONE, a global 20th-century art auction spanning four cities in one relay-style format on 10 July. The multi-part, live sale will take place in real time across time zones, moving consecutively through the art world’s major hubs: Hong Kong, Paris, London and New York.

Many of us will probably spend our summer holidays in Switzerland this time. The recently published book “Wild und frisch: Tessin; Die schönsten Badeplätze an Seen, Flüssen und Wasserfällen” by Salamander-Verlag is just right for this; but the reference book is also ideal for a sunny weekend in Ticino.