Well, in this case there's a question as to whether a redesign is necessary at all, vs recreating what was there before the fire, so objecting to it without see

Well, in this case there's a question as to whether a redesign is necessary at all, vs recreating what was there before the fire, so objecting to it without seeing details of the design (however great they might turn out to be) isn't necessarily irrational. Also there are some details given in the article: contemporary art, luminous benches, etc. Also, objection isn't necessarily outrage. I'm pretty skeptical of the proposal as described, but I'm not going to Paris with a pitchfork. Do our reactions to everything have to be interpreted in the most extreme, binary way possible?