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 Top 5 Zipline Adventures in the US: Venice Beach, Las Vegas, Vail, Maui, San Diego
Adventurists and extreme activity lovers, rejoice. Curbed LA, our source for crazy and cool things in the City of Angels,
A Tourist's View of London in 1926 – in Full Color [VIDEO]
Around the time that technicolor features were first introduced to theaters, British film pioneer Clause Friese-Greene was experimenting with
Own a Tile of + POOL, A Giant Filtering Floating Pool in the East River
+ POOL, a proposed floating pool whose walls will filter millions of gallons of the East River daily, is all the
Hidden Cities author, Moses Gates, Talks Catacombs with Untapped Cities
Moses Gates reports on fun finds inside the Paris catacombs Last fall we explored with Hidden Cities author, Moses Gates,
2013 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historical Preservation announces its 2013 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Places today via live
The Grand Hotel of Taipei: A Masterpiece of Chinese Classical Architecture
The facade of Taipei’s historic Grand Hotel One of Taipei’s most standout and recognizable buildings is the Grand
Daily What?! Nap Pods in the Empire State Building
For all the talk about New York City being the city that never sleeps, we were surprised (and delighted) when
The Dunbar Hotel, A Legendary Jazz Spot in LA is Transformed into a Senior Citizens' Center
An unlikely group – Los Angeles’ senior citizens – are indirectly saving a building that was once the heart of the black
Untapped Mailbag: When the Metropolitan Museum of Art Had a Driveway
An Untapped reader submitted a question to our mailbag this week about the Metropolitan Museum of Art, asking when the
NYC's Abandoned Pier 57 to be Revitalized by a Huge Shipping Container Complex
Just a few months ago Pier 57 was a floating concrete box that sat abandoned on the Hudson River at
The Other Islands of NYC
Each week, we’ll feature one of our popular lists on Foursquare (or exciting additions to them). Check out our
Vintage Photos: Jones Beach, New Yorkers' Summer Escape from the City
With summer around the corner, millions are expected to make a trip to Jones Beach on Long Island, the most
