<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, 7 Sep 2019 at 10:03, Frederik Ramm <<a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org">frederik@remote.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
When we say "a cafe in an old church" we think of a building that has<br>
certain properties that make it discernible as a church even long after<br>
it ceased to be one; however, depending on location and denomination,<br>
you might also build a church using a blueprint for a plain community<br>
centre. In that case would it still be building=church becasue that was<br>
the original, intended use? What if apartments are put into an old<br>
factory building - building=industrial and ...?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think ducks are important. Most people know what a traditional church or chapel</div><div>look like. Navigational instructions might be "Carry on up that road until you see</div><div>a church on your left, take the next turn to the right." This church<br></div><div><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/yyXYZcucuWwpyu7z9">https://goo.gl/maps/yyXYZcucuWwpyu7z9</a> quacks like a church. This chapel<br></div><div><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/tJ7XDt6tCM1xcyR89">https://goo.gl/maps/tJ7XDt6tCM1xcyR89</a> quacks like a chapel. And this church<br></div><div><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/w5ce112JVP5C7cCE9">https://goo.gl/maps/w5ce112JVP5C7cCE9</a> honks like your five-year-old found your</div><div> stash of vodka, got hammered, and then started playing with his Lego.</div><div><br></div><div>Some buildings are recognizable for what they are (or were). Others are not.</div><div>We live in an imperfect world, so we use our judgement (however flawed that</div><div>might be).</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></div>