The Crackpot Calendar for 2013 features a fresh selection of attention-grabbing characters and illustrations from around the world. Each new calendar page provides a new companion--one per week for a total of 53 diverse contemporary images. Whether hung on the wall of a child''s room or propped on an office desk, the Crackpot Calendar is sure to provide fun and inspiration throughout the year.

these unique To-Do list calendar is the perfect resource for any artist, designer, or dedicated list-maker to have on his or her own desk. The lightly gridded space of each page is a blank slate for everything from points of business and grocery lists to scribbles of inspiration or overheard sayings.

Klimagerechtes Bauen weltweit Bioklimatisch sinnvolle Gebäude können in Zukunft nicht die Ausnahme sein, sondern werden den Planern schlicht abverlangt. Dieses Buch dient durch seine hohe Dichte an Fakten als konkrete Entwurfs - und Planungshilfe: Anhand des Planungsprozesses begleitet es den Planer vom Städtebau über die Fassadenkonzeption bis hin zur Raumkonditionierung und Energieerzeugung. Die bauspezifischen Charakteristika der verschiedenen Klimazonen bilden dabei die Grundlage für die maßgeschneiderte Entwicklung von ganzheitlichen Gebäudekonzepten. Durchdachte Grafiken veranschaulichen die Planungszusammen - hänge und ermöglichen effiziente Planungsentscheidungen sowie eine realistische Vordimensionierung. Es werden Materialien, Systeme und Technologien beschrieben und ihre Einsatzgebiete aufgezeigt. Kennwerte, Kosten und die Darstellung von Wechselbeziehungen erleichtern die gezielte Auswahl.

Publication in connection with the exhibition "Michael Singer: Re- enchantment of Nature and Urban Space" at the Utzon Center 2011. For the past four decades, Singer has made a significant and forceful impact on the art world by addressing the integration of community needs, sustainable building principles, land-use planning, environmental responsibility, and aesthetic design. His work has been instrumental in transforming public art, architecture, landscape and planning projects into successful models for urban and ecological renewal.

Presenting a remarkable selection of contact sheets and related material, Magnum Contact Sheets lays bare the creative methods, strategies and editing processes behind some of the world''s most iconic images - was the final image a set-up, or a serendipitous encounter; did the photographer work to extract the potential from a situation, or was it the fabled ''decisive moment''? Published just as the shift to digital photography threatens to render the contact sheet obsolete, this landmark book celebrates the sheet as artifact, as personal and historic record, as editing tool, and as a fascinating way of accompanying great photographers as they work towards, and capture, the most enduring images of our time. 139 contact sheets, containing over 3,600 frames, representing 69 photographers, are featured, as well as zoom-in details, selected photographs, press cards, notebooks and spreads from contemporary publications, including Life magazine and Picture Post. Insight into each members'' estates.