adma
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Were those two photos (well, the parking lot one, at least) meant to be *deliberately* unflattering?
While they may look unflattering, there was no special effort made. That is what the main entrance of Bata looks like, and that is what the parking lot looks like. These are both things I've talked about in the past, but the others who have posted pictures have been spinning things themselves by only posting certain views. At least now we all know what it looks like all the way around.
Never said it had anything to do with it. This thread is about a project, and I posted pictures of the land the project is going to be on. No one had put pictures of that part of the land.
Again, never said it had any fatal problem. The picture was posted because that building will be replaced as part of the project. The project is what this thread is about, and given that reality, I don't see why that picture has made you so upset.
Adma, putting words in other peoples mouths and then arguing against them is not going to help you. Furthermore, I would highly recommend that the thread focus on this project. There are other threads to discuss these other issues. That doesn't belittle your concerns - it just provides the correct forum for them.
Listen. That reads to me that you're implying Bata's photo-posting defenders are unfairly "embellishing" their pro-heritage argument, and the "all the way around" views are meant to "dis-embellish" it, so to speak (and why only those two? maybe because they feed into your prior debunking-esque comments about the building being incomplete and the parking being an unsightly waste of space--as if that had anything to do with the heritage argument?). Well, if that's what you're trying to imply, it doesn't work; the rear/entrance elevation is no fatal architectural/heritage strike against Bata, all things considered, and the parking doesn't figure in anything other than "existing conditions". And above all, if you've only previously seen "certain views" posted here or presented elsewhere, it's not a matter of spin; it's a matter of pure happenstance. Heck, a Flickr type with a touch of the urban-explorer intrepid about him/her could have posted images like yours in a wistful/knowing *pro*-Bata spirit.but the others who have posted pictures have been spinning things themselves by only posting certain views. At least now we all know what it looks like all the way around.
I think what Walli was trying to get at is that most of the individuals on this thread have indeed posted certain views of the Bata building ( primarily the front views and the views of it's great architecture.
Just want to say that I simply cannot understand decision to destroy building of artistic and architectural importance even if it is going to be replaced with something with equal or greater value.