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Research draft

arcade

vr.tr.arcade · PHY.BLT

Let an agent handle arcades by architectural type, location, history, heritage and use, and separate the amusement arcade sense.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle arcades by architectural type, location, history, heritage and use, and separate the amusement arcade sense.

A series of arches supported on columns or piers, either free-standing or attached to a wall (a blind arcade), and by extension a covered passage lined with arches or shops, such as a shopping arcade; amusement arcades are a different sense.

What it is for: Architecture, shelter for walkways and commerce.

It can be identify arcade types in buildings; find historic shopping arcades; check heritage protection; separate amusement arcades.

Distinguishing features

Series of arches

Supported on columns or piers

Often covered walkway

Found in many periods

What it looks like

Rows of arches on columns or piers, often forming covered walkways.

How it is recognised

Repeated arches on supports

Covered shopping passages

A colonnade has straight lintels rather than arches

Related models

is a kind of - category

architectural element

is made of - element

arch

is related to - related element

colonnade

is confused with - another sense

amusement arcade

In practice

Families and kinds

open arcades and loggias

blind arcades

shopping arcades and galleries

cloister arcades

arcaded streets

Standards and regulation

Heritage listing and conservation rules

Failure modes and hazards

Structural decay in historic arcades

Confusing architectural and amusement senses

Also called

arcade buildingput-kiàn-thian-kearcade hallblind arcade

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.arcade

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Architecture Form.

Form defines type.

Type

Arcade type.

Type

Arcade type.

  1. Is this an open, blind or shopping arcade? definition
  2. What style are the arches? definition

Structure

Supports.

Structure

Structure.

  1. Are the arches supported on columns or piers, and of what material? definition
  2. How do arcades carry loads? definition
Places Notable arcades.

Places need sources.

Shopping

Shopping arcades.

Shopping

Shopping arcades.

  1. Which historic shopping arcades exist in this city? provenance
  2. When were they built? provenance

Streets

Arcaded streets.

Streets

Arcaded streets.

  1. Which towns are known for arcaded streets, such as Bologna? provenance
  2. Why were they built? provenance
Heritage Protection.

Many arcades are protected.

Status

Designation.

Status

Protection status.

  1. Is this arcade listed or protected? provenance
  2. What does that mean for alterations? provenance

Visit

Visiting.

Visit

Visiting.

  1. When is the arcade open, and is it accessible? provenance
  2. Are there guided tours? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.

Arcade has other senses.

Amusement

Game arcades.

Amusement

Amusement sense.

  1. Is an amusement or video game arcade meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Games

Arcade games.

Games

Arcade games.

  1. Is the arcade game genre meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should shopping arcades be a separate entry?
  • How should heritage records be linked?
  • How should the amusement sense be split off?