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skyscraper

vr.tr.skyscraper · thing-q11303

Let an agent handle skyscrapers by name, height, use, structure, history and safety, with sourced data.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Building Which tower.

Identity

Name and city.

Identity

Building identity.

  1. Which skyscraper is meant, and where? provenance
  2. When was it completed? provenance

Height

Measures.

Height

Height.

  1. What is its architectural height and floor count, according to CTBUH? measurement
  2. How does it rank? provenance
Structure Engineering.

System

Structural system.

System

Structural system.

  1. Which structural system does it use? definition
  2. How does it resist wind and earthquakes? definition

Materials

Steel, concrete, timber.

Materials

Materials.

  1. What are its main materials? provenance
  2. Who were the architects and engineers? provenance
Safety Fire and evacuation.

Fire

Fire safety.

Fire

Fire safety.

  1. What fire safety systems and evacuation strategy does it have? provenance
  2. Which regulations apply? provenance

Residents

Information.

Residents

Resident information.

  1. What should residents do in a fire, according to building management? provenance
  2. Where is the information posted? provenance
Visiting Public access.

Observation deck

Tickets.

Observation deck

Observation decks.

  1. Is there a public observation deck, and how are tickets bought? provenance
  2. Is it accessible? provenance

History

Development.

History

History.

  1. How did skyscrapers develop historically? provenance
  2. Which buildings were milestones? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT
Other names and narrower kinds
supertall building, conapt, skyscraper in Japan, pencil tower, plyscraper, early skyscraper, horizontal skyscraper

What it is Filled

A continuously habitable tall building with many storeys, commonly over about 100-150 m; buildings over 300 m are called supertall and over 600 m megatall, and structural systems include steel frames, cores and outriggers.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle skyscrapers by name, height, use, structure, history and safety, with sourced data.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Very tall habitable building
  • Special structural systems
  • Vertical transport by lifts
  • Strict fire and evacuation rules

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Disable or override fire, smoke or evacuation systems.
  • Enter restricted areas such as roofs, plant rooms or facades without authorization.
  • Publish security details of a building's access control or structure.
  • Operate window cleaning cradles or cranes without trained supervision.

Only with a human decision

  • Ordering or calling off an evacuation.
  • Changes to structural or fire safety systems.

May

  • Monitor building systems such as lifts, fire safety and structure with the building operator's authorization.
  • Give occupants information on evacuation routes and building rules.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Fires and failures in tall buildings put many lives at risk and are hard to escape.
  • Occupants of cheaper housing in tall blocks have had their safety concerns ignored.

Who is affected

  • Occupants and residents
  • Firefighters and maintenance workers
  • People at street level

Owners Filled

Steward

The building owner, with the building manager or operator; the land registry records title.

Master systems

  • Land registry or cadastre
  • Building control records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q18142 - registry parent class

related

  • tower block - category
  • elevator - transport
  • CTBUH - authority
  • skyline - context

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.skyscraper
  • Wikidata: Q11303 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11303)

Direct properties required Filled

  • supertall threshold: 300 m - CTBUH
  • megatall threshold: 600 m - CTBUH

Recognition required Filled

  • Many storeys and height
  • Spires and crowns
  • Towers without occupied floors are not skyscrapers
  • Very tall buildings with glass, steel or concrete facades dominating skylines.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • look up heights and rankings
  • explain structural systems
  • find visiting and observation deck information
  • understand fire safety in tall buildings

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Fire spread through facades
  • Evacuation challenges
  • Wind effects at street level

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Building codes for high-rise buildings
  • Fire safety regulations
  • CTBUH height criteria

Context of use required Filled

  • Dense urban offices, homes and hotels; landmarks.
  • office skyscrapers
  • residential towers
  • mixed-use supertalls
  • timber high-rises (plyscrapers)
  • early skyscrapers

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11303: skyscraper - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Skyscraper - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each skyscraper be a separate entry?
  • How should height data be linked?
  • How should timber high-rises be classed?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11303/spec.json