a fair point, although I guess neither of these options would achieve what they actually want from the building

Yes. It's pretty similar, in that it's a mediocre classicising stone screen on a steel frame

That's a fair assessment

Germany wants a word

Agreed - I particularly hate the formulation 'I don't recognise that'. But political jargon has a long history - there's an interesting book by Victor Klemperer, Lingua Tertii Imperii, on the topic (& I'm sure others could be written on less extreme situations)

Lived experience (what experience isn't?)
Passed away ('passed' is even worse)
To open one's bowels (lugubriously intoned by a nurse who wants to know if you're going to shit the bed)

I can't answer that one I'm afraid. But I guess it was imposed by Basel

Added later (at great expense, and it hasn't held up well - nor was there much point in it, our guide claimed, as birds tended only to fly into the ends of the building where it's half hidden by trees)