Architecture
Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
Interactive Doc, “A Short History of the Highrise” on The New York Times: Part IV, “Home”
Untapped Cities has followed New York Times’ documentary collaboration with the Highrise project through three of its four parts: “Mud,
Contributor Profile: Alex Wallach
This week, we profile Untapped Cities contributor Alex Wallach, an urban planner with a family history in Coney Island. He
Exclusive Untapped Cities Tour of the Woolworth Building: November 6th and January 22, 2014
For more than half its life, Lower Manhattan’s iconic Woolworth Building has been off-limits to all but the
Interactive Doc, “A Short History of the Highrise” on The New York Times: Part III, “Glass”
If you have been following the New York Times’ contributions to the Highrise project, you may have already seen our
Fun Maps: 3D Manhattan Panorama Taken by Helicopter over NYC
This 3D panorama of Manhattan by Sergey Semonov was featured earlier this year in Atlantic Cities but was worth a
The Meadow, in Greenwich Village, Is A Specialty Shop All About Salt
Gourmet specialty shops in Greenwich Village are par for the course, but few are this specific. The Meadow, an entire
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ Luxury Apartment on 5th Avenue
Jackie O’s Upper East Side apartment. Video via vanityfair.com. As the former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was
Your Favorite Paris Buildings May Have Bees On The Rooftop
.As bees are becoming the latest species moving toward extinction, many beekeepers in Paris are finding urban rooftops to be
Interactive Doc, “A Short History of the Highrise” on The New York Times: Part II, “Concrete”
Yesterday, we looked at part one, “Mud”, of the New York Times’ documentary collaboration with the Highrise project. This four-
Banksy in NYC Day 10: Whimsical Beaver with Downed No Parking Anytime in East New York, Brooklyn
Images via BanksyNY.com A shift from yesterday’s epic horses with night vision goggles piece on Ludlow and Stanton,
Don’t Forget to Look Up: Fifth Avenue North of Central Park from 110th to 143rd Streets
Starting where Don’t Forget to Look Up left off last time, the final stretch of Fifth Avenue takes us
Cities 101: How are the Lights on the Empire State Building Determined?
Empire State Building donning tie dye colors for the Grateful Dead tribute The Empire State Building is a beacon in