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!
Bastille Day 2012 and Paris had a Ball
14th July is Bastille Day and in France the Eiffel Tower in Paris is the centre of the Bastille Day
‘Don’t Forget to Look Up!’: The Broadway You Haven’t Seen…Part 5, Lincoln Center to Columbia University
Picking up where I left off last week at the Lincoln Center on ‘Don’t Forget to Look Up‘, I
Parque de la Ciudad, the Abandoned Amusement Park in Buenos Aires
This is the continuation of our Untapped Cities series on abandoned amusement parks around the world. Beginning with Terra Encantada
The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway Part II: The East River
Welcome back to Part II of Benjamin Waldman’s walk around the island of Manhattan. Yesterday we explored the Waterfront
Architectural Spotlight: Home Telephone Building
Ernest Albert Coxhead of Coxhead and Coxhead has given the city of San Francisco many of its finest buildings – one
Walking the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway Part I: The Hudson River
There are a handful of New York City records that exist solely for the undaunted few willing to attempt their
Paris RER Train Goes Gaga for Versailles
A train on the French RER line has been decorated to high style following a partnership between the rail company
Web Bites – WiFi Payphones, Summon Ice Cream Trucks, Aiko on the Bowery
The Untapped Web Bites are editor picks of the best online reads of the week from New York and our
An Inside Look at Rome’s Villa Medici
The Villa Medici is the home of the Académie de France in Rome founded under Louis XIV and moved to
Edgar Allan Poe and the Ghosts of Greenwich Village
New York City is a living museum, with its multiple histories layered and compacted side by side, creating impressions that
The 3 Most Architecturally Innovative Hôtels Particuliers in Paris
Paris is a city where it seems you can always stumble upon a hidden gem. With so much grand architecture,
‘Don’t Forget to Look Up!’: The Broadway You Haven’t Seen…Part 4 Times Square to Lincoln Center
Picking up from where I left off last week in Times Square on ‘Don’t Forget to Look Up!’ I