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!
Palais de la Porte Dorée: a Monument to the Colonial Exposition of 1931
Many of today’s visitors who go to the Bois de Vincennes as an escape from Paris’s crowds and
Septuagesimo Uno: One of the Smallest Parks in NYC
Gazing up at stately old townhouses and stumbling around miniature dogs, we were sure we had been given the wrong
Inside NYC’s Explorer’s Club
Every event we’ve attended at The Explorer’s Club has left us feeling like we learned something new about
Virtual Visits of the Grand Palais
Visitors to the Grand Palais are usually bowled over by the building’s monumental scale and the elegance and simplicity
Patrick Bateman’s American Psycho Birthday Party and Movie Screening
[Update: actual event photos here] This may be one of the whackiest (an awesomest) events we’ve heard of this
Mallet-Stevens: Modernist Masterpiece for Sale (PHOTOS)
If you stroll down the Rue Mallet-Stevens in Paris’ 16th arrondissement, you’ll discover five exquisite examples of modernist
A Hilly Walk Around Fort Washington
All photos by Daniel Gallegos In the wake of the recent hurricanes and severe weather patterns, it is possible that
Walking all the Census Tracts of NYC with Moses Gates
At Untapped Cities, we love finding people that have quirky urban hobbies. Like these guys trying to break the Guinness
Meet Matilda, the Algonquin Cat
Some hotels have a resident artist, others have a resident band. But how many hotels can boast of a resident
Palazzo Chupi: a Pink Venetian Palazzo in the West Village
The Palazzo Chupi rises out of the West Village eclipsing her neighbors and letting her presence be known. If sheer
Six Unique Laundromats in NYC
This round-up of the unique laundromats of New York City began because we were wondering if we could drink
SimCity launches with Urban Planning Beta Tournament by Fast Company
On assignment as the architecture columnist for Kill Screen, a video game and culture magazine, we attended the preview of