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!
The Vintage Public Pools of Paris from Life of Pi: Piscine Molitor, Deligny, Tourelles
When reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel, one of the things you may be struck by is the huge
Untapped Mailbag: What Came First, Riverside Park or the Railroad Tracks?
Last week, a reader contacted us about our article on the “Staircase to Nowhere” in Riverside Park. He asked, I’
Inside a Dumpster House in Red Hook, Brooklyn with Artist Greg Kloehn
You’ve probably seen Greg Kloehn’s dumpster house, online at least. Curbed recently encouraged readers to go check it
Daily What?! 9-11 World Trade Center Beams are in a Rockaway Beach Parking Lot
There are remnants of the World Trade Center in a parking lot on Rockaway Beach. The cross was donated by
Vanderbilt Avenue near Grand Central Could Be Turned Into Pedestrian Plaza
Buried in the debate about the East Midtown Rezoning plan is a proposal for a District Improvement Fund that could
Can Toronto Plan Big and Still Be Human Scale?
Toronto is seeing a shift. Young professionals and empty nesters are being drawn to downtown as part of a North
Cities 101: Making Reefs Out of Obsolete Subway Cars
Subway cars, like all pieces of technological equipment, become obsolete at some point. But how do you dispose of something
6 Innovative Reuses for Shipping Containers in NYC: Houses, Beer Gardens, Markets, Art Galleries
Taking a step back, there was once a day where containerization at the ports was the biggest invention since sliced
10 of NYC’s Abandoned and Incomplete Subway Platforms and Levels
At Chambers Street, one side of the station is significantly deteriorating across from actively used platforms We’ve presented seven
Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks Recreated in a 3D Diorama at the Flatiron Building
On Friday, we reported that the Whitney Museum was recreating Edward Hopper’s iconic painting, Nighthawks, in 3D at the
The History of NYC’s Ear Inn, a Soho Speakeasy
In 1817, when it was built, The Ear Inn stood just 5 feet from the Hudson River Once upon a
Planes, Trains and (fewer) Automobiles: Transportation Ideas for the ‘Next New York’
This is part of an ongoing series on ideas from Next New York, a project by the Forum for Urban
