Screen stars: Rescuing Angola's stunning historic cinemasCNN - Gemma Padley, The Spaces(CNN) — Angola isn't exactly the Hollywood of Africa -- that honor belongs to Nigeria -- but the country is a surprising hotbed of 20th century cinematic treasures. By 1970 there were 50 theaters for population
What happened to Cuba's forgotten cinemas?CNN - Ana Rosado, CNN(CNN) — It took photographer Carolina Sandretto four years and three round trip journeys to Cuba to put together a comprehensive book about the architectural opulence of its movie theaters. During the
Eerie photos show dilapidated relics of the Soviet eraCNN - Jacopo Prisco, CNN(CNN) — The Bartini Beriev VVA-14 (above) is one of the most bizarre airplanes ever made. It could take off vertically and land on the water, and it was designed to search and destroy US submarines during
The crumbling colonial-era churches of PakistanCNN - Isambard Wilkinson, CNN(CNN) — St George's Cross billows above the castellated twin towers of the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection. Inside, beams of light pour through stained-glass windows onto choir stalls and memorial
Inside the concrete remains of Yugoslavia's brutalist pastCNN - Jonathan Glancey, CNN(CNN) — On January 1, 1967, Yugoslavia embraced the world. It was from this date that foreign visitors could enter the non-aligned socialist state without a visa. As tour companies, notably those in Britain,
Uneasy heritage: Australia's modern church buildings are disappearingCNN - Lisa Marie Daunt, The Conversation(CNN) — In the post-war decades, Australian communities invested heavily in churches. Like civic centers, swimming pools and shire halls, these buildings made an important contribution to the formation
Saving the socialist architectural legacyCNN - Kieron Monks, for CNN(CNN) — For many inhabitants of the former Eastern Bloc, the Soviet era was a traumatic experience that is best forgotten. But the period also left a legacy of unique architecture across the region, giving
Remembering America's lost buildingsCNN - Kevin D. Murphy, Carol Willis, Daniel Bluestone, Kerry Traynor and Sally Levine(CNN) — In June 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $1.6 billion project to transform New York City's much-maligned Penn Station in hopes of restoring it to its former glory. The original
Abandoned architectural marvels in China's largest ghost townCNN - Stephy Chung, CNN(CNN) — Once intended to accommodate over one million residents, the new town of Kangbashi in northern China is today home to just one-tenth of its projected population. In the early 2000s, Chinese government
What 'ruin porn' tells us about ruins -- and pornCNN - Siobhan Lyons, The Conversation(CNN) — Ah, porn. Few words come with as many pre-loaded connotations and assumptions -- the promise of titillation, the thrill of taboo, the inherent air of seediness. Think poverty porn . Think food
