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!
Singapore’s Eco-Architectural Gardens
Singapore is well known for its nature-based attractions including the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Night Safari and the recently opened
Public/Private: How Private is Your City?
New York is known for a lot of things—taxis, bagels, Central Park, the subway—but it is not known
Little Syria: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood
For years, boosters of Manhattan’s Little Italy have grappled with the realities of a shrinking footprint. Italian-Americans and
The Remnants of Lands End, the Mansion That Inspired The Great Gatsby
These photos of Lands End on the tip of Sands Point, Long Island, New York, were taken by photographer Roberta
Untapped Mailbag: the Commandant’s House in Brooklyn
This week in the Untapped Cities mailbag, an Untapped reader asked, via Twitter, after reading Ben Huff’s post The
Pitching the City with Ideas City
The name “Ideas City” sounds just vague enough that it could be either a booth in a science fair or
Vintage Photo: When Battery Park Was a Beach
This vintage photograph from 1982 is a reminder not only for what has been lost, but also that urban geography
Diderot’s 1765 Plans for the Louvre
Did you know that the encyclopedists wanted to open up the gardens and galleries of the Louvre Palace to the
The Brooklyn Navy Yard & Commandant’s House
As part of a Municipal Art Society Jane’s Walk with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, we had a chance to
MAS Jane’s Walk with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
On May 4th and 5th the Municipal Art Society hosted its annual Jane’s Walks NYC, a series of 100+
Vintage Photos: Jackie O in New York City
Shortly after John and Jackie Kennedy moved into the White House in 1961, Jackie made it her mission to restore
Daily What?!: The Little Free Library
Today’s Daily What?! is the Little Free Library in Nolita on Prince Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets. 10