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"The completion of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is a great victory of Mao Zedong thought" (1970).
This poster was designed by the Nanjing Great Bridge Workers Creative Group and the Revolutionary Publishing Group of the Shanghai Publication System. The poster is a propaganda effort that aimed to promote Maoism. The illustration shows workers and soldiers alike holding copies of "Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong", a widely distributed piece of propaganda with Mao's statements and speeches distributed during the Cultural Revolution later known as the Little Red Book. In the bottom left hand corner, a smaller slogan reads "independent self-reliance."

How Nanjing's famous bridge became a 'pop icon of modernity'

New skyscraper will have London's first 'climbing window'

By Betty Wood, The Spaces

Details of new London workplace concept Twentytwo have been revealed -- and it's wooing thrill-seeking entrepreneurs with the city's first ever 'climbing window.'

Hong Kong's haunted failed paradises

By Andrea Lo, CNN

Setting foot onto Sea Ranch, it's hard to believe that this beautiful beachside development is only an hour by boat from Hong Kong's Island's zinging financial district.

Plans unveiled for new $121M Paris art museum

By Jamie Robinson, The Spaces

French billionaire François Pinault has big ambitions for Paris' former stock exchange -- and he's enlisted Tadao Ando to realize them.

ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26: An new archaeological discovery has emerged from the excavations of metro C, in a well of aeration, 10 meters deep for a diameter of 8 meters, were found new archaeological finds in Largo Amba Aradam, the archaeologists have called it a small Pompeii. The found property was destroyed by a fire the walls and ceilings bear clear traces. For the first time in the history of the capital, emerges a ceiling of whole wood: beams, planking with its nails legs of stools and tables, the skeleton of a dog. The finds are from the Trajan era, then after 100 after Christ on June 26, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Montesi - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

1800-year-old ruins revealed in Rome metro

By Ben Wedeman, CNN

Thirty-three feet underground, at the bottom of a concrete-lined pit, archeologist Gilberto Pagani patiently scrapes dirt from a charred beam of wood that has laid undisturbed for around 1800 years.

The Interlace, Singapore, OMA/Ole Scheeren. Principle photography by Iwan Baan

Innovative designs for communal living

By Allyssia Alleyne, CNN

The rise in designer apartments has been a boon for top-earners, but affordable options with the same quality and creativity remain scarce.

The real costs of fictional houses

by Paula Erizanu, CNN

From Great Gatsby's luxury estate to Count Dracula's Transylvanian lair and Amelie Poulain's tiny Parisian pad, the houses in which our favorite fictional characters reside are often inspired by real-life properties.

Radical hotel designs for 21st century travelers

By Elizabeth Stamp, CNN

Commissions, with their long lists of client requirements, don't always let architects experiment. Competitions, on the other hand, allow them to throw away the client briefs and create something game-changing.

Does the Dubai Frame show an ugly picture?

By Bianca Britton, CNN

The United Arab Emirates is an architectural playground.

Epic homes architects build for themselves

By Bethany Patch

The home is a built form that allows the architect to explore and convert ideas into reality. The opportunities and potential for expression to expand the boundaries of building form and building space are endless.

Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, the tower has a tapered shape that's inspired by Korean art and cultural aesthetics.

New Lotte World Tower smashes records

By Kate Springer, Jenni Marsh and Jane Sit, CNN.

After six years of construction, the 555-meter-tall (1,820 ft) Lotte World Tower opened in April, setting world three records and redefining the Seoul skyline.