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In recent debates over urban heritage, the impulse to preserve mid-twentieth-century utilitarian structures—such as brutalist parking garages and concrete transit hubs—has drawn intense scrutiny. Treating these structures as untouchable monuments often strips them of their original context. This critique is championed most forcefully by a faction of urban historians known as the Civic Functionalists. They contend that the architects of the 1960s envisioned these concrete edifices as inherently ephemeral, explicitly designed to be razed and replaced once their technological utility was eclipsed by municipal advancements. To the Functionalists, ossifying a transit hub into a permanent historical artifact contradicts the ethos of continuous systemic renewal that originally birthed it. However, while the Functionalists accurately identify the original architectural intent, they problematically dismiss the organic social significance these structures have subsequently accrued among the communities that interact with them daily.

Based on the passage provided, which of the following statements would the Civic Functionalists be most likely to endorse regarding efforts to permanently preserve a 1960s concrete transit hub? (Select all that apply)