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!
A Short Tour of Nearly Everything: Hidden Tribeca
As a nod to author Bill Bryson’s book title “A Short History of Nearly Everything”, the guided tour I
The Digester Eggs of Newtown Creek
On an early Tuesday morning, I ventured off to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to tour NYC’s largest and newest plant, the
Inside the Salmagundi Club
The Salmagundi Club in the West Village is one of those brownstones you wish was your mansion. Stately, historic, with
Portland Oregon: A Mecca for Bicycling
Entering into the mouth of the Hawthorne Bridge, travelers will find a herd of bicyclists young and old, from businessmen
Prospect Park: The Restoration of Music Island
Prospect Park has changed since Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux designed it in 1866, but the Prospect Park Alliance
The Halloween Pop Up Store (that Morgan Built)
At Untapped Cities, we’ve been fortunate to gain access into some normally off-limits places and share them with
Art Deco Los Angeles
Skyscrapers aren’t the only reason why Los Angeles is often substituted in films for New York City (think: Batman
Biking in LA, the City of Motorists
Bikes are few in the city of Los Angeles. It is hard to believe that an initiative such as the
Spotlight on the Orange Line, LA’s Bus Rapid Transit
The Los Angeles County Metro Authority (or LA Metro) debuted a new 14-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) system in
MAS Summit for the City Live Blog: Day 2
Welcome back to Day 2 of the 2012 Municipal Art Society Summit for New York City. Untapped Cities is proud
FDR Four Freedoms Park on NYC’s Roosevelt Island Opens to the Public
We’ve been honored to go behind-the-scenes at FDR Four Freedoms Park while it was under construction for
MAS Summit for NYC Live Blog: Day 1
We’re proud to be a media sponsor for the 2012 Municipal Art Society Summit for NYC. In addition to