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Problem statement In this time of scientific progression and groundbreaking discoveries in the realm of the environment, sociology and neurology, both architectural theory and practice find themselves in a self determined, ignorant position. In our present time, with its complex systems and highly dynamic progression, architecture is incompetent of adapting nowadays needs of creating spaces. Todays (popular) architecture seems to strive to created icons as city- and / or institutional branding, leaving fur us behind buildings designed for a temporal function. On the other hand the progression of technology since modernity and the industrial revolution leaves us, with exceptions, 'alien' structures that men found hard to dwell and inhabit. To engage in the question how to 'spatialize' the globalized world, it is important to 'construct' models as a way to understand the world. In this time of technological progression, computer models and artificial intelligence help us to 'render' the world and give us answers to practical questions. However, the same technology based models are unable to solve our irrational human needs such as emotion, memory, subjectivity and imagination. The missing 'link' is the 'mapping' of subjectivity, that 'touches' the realm of memory and identity, a link that connects past, present and future. Visions on architecture and its objectives lose ground in contemporary society (through market models and short term profit models). Whereas buildings for reuse, without a clear program, seem to be timeless and capable of adapting different functions over time. Why can't be we built “new” monuments. Thomas Mayne pinpoints this by saying “What is ironic in a time of unprecedented advancement in scientific and technological inventions is the reactionary and superficial appropriation of historical forms. The problem here is not just one of form, but of the tendency for this architecture to be acquiescent to the day-to-day demands of utility and economi, Delft School of Design, Explore lab, Architecture, Architecture

Problem statement In this time of scientific progression and groundbreaking discoveries in the realm of the environment, sociology and neurology, both architectural theory and practice find themselves in a self determined, ignorant position. In our present time, with its complex systems and highly dynamic progression, architecture is incompetent of adapting nowadays needs of creating spaces. Todays (popular) architecture seems to strive to created icons as city- and / or institutional branding, leaving fur us behind buildings designed for a temporal function. On the other hand the progression of technology since modernity and the industrial revolution leaves us, with exceptions, 'alien' structures that men found hard to dwell and inhabit. To engage in the question how to 'spatialize' the globalized world, it is important to 'construct' models as a way to understand the world. In this time of technological progression, computer models and artificial intelligence help us to 'render' the world and give us answers to practical questions. However, the same technology based models are unable to solve our irrational human needs such as emotion, memory, subjectivity and imagination. The missing 'link' is the 'mapping' of subjectivity, that 'touches' the realm of memory and identity, a link that connects past, present and future. Visions on architecture and its objectives lose ground in contemporary society (through market models and short term profit models). Whereas buildings for reuse, without a clear program, seem to be timeless and capable of adapting different functions over time. Why can't be we built “new” monuments. Thomas Mayne pinpoints this by saying “What is ironic in a time of unprecedented advancement in scientific and technological inventions is the reactionary and superficial appropriation of historical forms. The problem here is not just one of form, but of the tendency for this architecture to be acquiescent to the day-to-day demands of utility and economi, Delft School of Design, Explore lab, Architecture, Architecture

Subtle changes in local accommodation, sediment flux, and wave, tide and fluvial processes can result in significant changes in the depositional style and architecture of coastal depositional systems. The detailed study of modern mixed-process depositional systems provides an opportunity to examine how such forcing factors affect shoreline evolution. The Mitchell River delta is a morphologically complex system that has prograded during a Holocene forced regression in a low accommodation epicontinental seaway. Relatively minor anthropogenic modification of the delta has occurred during the last 200 yr such that the considerable temporal and spatial variability of a mixed-influence coastal system can be observed in a de facto natural state. Of special interest is the link between preserved delta morphology and process change. A recent coastal process classification system was applied to the delta using desktop mapping and field ground-truthing and sedimentological analyses. The distribution and extent of 3400 wave-, tide- and fluvial-derived depositional elements were mapped across over 500 km2. These elements were grouped into 7 distinct progradational Element Complex Sets (ECS), defined by major reorganisations of the shoreline. The process classification of the overall delta system is tide dominated, fluvial influenced, wave affected (Tfw); however, the delta has evolved through three geometrically discrete pulses of delta progradation. The delta has evolved from (i) a symmetrical, wave-dominated, fluvial-influenced, tide-affected (Wft) system (early Holocene), to (ii) a rapidly prograding asymmetrical, tide-dominated, fluvial-influenced, wave-affected (Tfw) system (mid-Holocene), to (iii) an asymmetrical, tide-dominated, wave-influenced, fluvial-affected (Twf) system (at the modern shoreline). When the delta commenced progradation (6 ka BP), high accommodation-to-sediment-supply ratio (A/S) resulted in the deposition of wave formed depositional elements. As sea le

Subtle changes in local accommodation, sediment flux, and wave, tide and fluvial processes can result in significant changes in the depositional style and architecture of coastal depositional systems. The detailed study of modern mixed-process depositional systems provides an opportunity to examine how such forcing factors affect shoreline evolution. The Mitchell River delta is a morphologically complex system that has prograded during a Holocene forced regression in a low accommodation epicontinental seaway. Relatively minor anthropogenic modification of the delta has occurred during the last 200 yr such that the considerable temporal and spatial variability of a mixed-influence coastal system can be observed in a de facto natural state. Of special interest is the link between preserved delta morphology and process change. A recent coastal process classification system was applied to the delta using desktop mapping and field ground-truthing and sedimentological analyses. The distribution and extent of 3400 wave-, tide- and fluvial-derived depositional elements were mapped across over 500 km2. These elements were grouped into 7 distinct progradational Element Complex Sets (ECS), defined by major reorganisations of the shoreline. The process classification of the overall delta system is tide dominated, fluvial influenced, wave affected (Tfw); however, the delta has evolved through three geometrically discrete pulses of delta progradation. The delta has evolved from (i) a symmetrical, wave-dominated, fluvial-influenced, tide-affected (Wft) system (early Holocene), to (ii) a rapidly prograding asymmetrical, tide-dominated, fluvial-influenced, wave-affected (Tfw) system (mid-Holocene), to (iii) an asymmetrical, tide-dominated, wave-influenced, fluvial-affected (Twf) system (at the modern shoreline). When the delta commenced progradation (6 ka BP), high accommodation-to-sediment-supply ratio (A/S) resulted in the deposition of wave formed depositional elements. As sea le

The Brazilian tax levied on the consumption matrix has been poorly understood, not only by those suffering such an impact, but also by the common law under the higher courts. Several conceptual misinterpretations have been verified concerning the elements of the legal relationship involving the taxation on consumption. The concentration of taxation on consumption prompts to low-income citizens to have a greater share of their income, deducted by the payment of taxes embedded in goods prices. Insofar as the national tax burden deducts more taxes from the poor, there is a direct violation of the Rule of Equality, Contributory Ability and Personhood of Taxation, which represent the democratic bias that must exist in the revenue inflow derived through a rule of law., A tributação brasileira incidente sobre a matriz do consumo tem sido muito pouco compreendida não só por aqueles que sofrem tal incidência, mas também pela jurisprudência criada no âmbito dos tribunais superiores. Diversas confusões conceituais têm sido verificadas a respeito dos elementos da relação jurídica que envolve a tributação sobre o consumo. A concentração da tributação no consumo implica regressividade fazendo com que os cidadãos de menor poder aquisitivo tenham maior parcela de seus rendimentos subtraída pelo pagamento dos tributos embutidos nos preços das mercadorias. Na medida em que a carga tributária nacional retira mais daqueles que menos possuem, verifica-se uma violação direta aos Princípios da Isonomia, da Capacidade Contributiva, da Pessoalidade na Tributação, os quais representam o viés democrático que deve existir na captação de receitas derivadas por um Estado de Direito.

The complex depositional environment of the Eocene Yegua formation (Brazos County, Texas) can be better understood by integrating organic matter (OM) geochemistry with stratigraphy. Yegua sediments represent parasequences separated by exposure surfaces. Organic petrography and geochemistry (biomarkers, C/N ratios, and carbon isotopes) indicate the presence of both terrestrial and marine OM in transgressive sediments. In contrast, regressive sediments contain only terrestrial OM. These differences relate to contrasting OM sources and depositional styles on the shelf. OM in the sediments is immature and the potential for generating hydrocarbons is poor. The study suggests that organic geochemical data can help in distinguishing transgressive and regressive environments in sedimentary formations.