What is a scope?
a region (e.g. a city, continent, street, neighborhood)
Buildings in Bavaria
a channel (i.e. a particular topic)
Skyscrapers
a company portfolio
Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright
a search result
Existing residential buildings in Chicago with balconies
a collection (a manually picked list)
Best city halls in Germany
an award or certification
AIA Twenty-five Year Award
a complex (a group of closely related buildings)
(coming soon)
Scope pages contain a wide array of features for viewing the contents of any scope, regardless of what type it is. Because so much information and visual content is available, the scope page is divided into several tabs. Within certain tabs, you can also toggle between different viewing modes.
The "Objects" tab is probably the most important tab in any scope. Here you will see all buildings, structures, and/or landforms belonging to that scope. The default view is Gallery Mode, where you see squared-off images of each object. You can also toggle to List Mode to view data in a compact list, or view contents in Slideshow Mode, Map Mode, Details Mode, or Comparison Mode. It is very easy to switch from one view to another - this is done without page reloading.
Besides the Objects tab, you can also delve into the contents of a scope by looking at other tabs. For example, the Photos tab shows all photos belonging to objects in that scope.
Wherever you see objects or photos arrayed on the scope pages, you can sort them however you prefer to see them. Normally the default sort order is by rating - therefore the highest-rated objects or images show first when anyone lands on the page. This makes it quite fun to rate objects or photos, because you can instantly improve the presentation of any and all scopes the objects or images belong to.