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!
On Top of New York City’s °CoolRoofs
While New York City residents escape to cooler spots outside of the city, the summer’s heat waves have only
The 6BC Garden: A Haven in Alphabet City
If Central Park provides the lungs for Manhattan, then the community gardens of the East Village are like inhalers for
Exploring QueensWay, An Abandoned Queens High Line
What may become the Queens High Line, the city’s next elevated, 3.5-mile long pedestrian and bike path,
Minetta Brook: A Lost River Under the Streets of Manhattan
The irony of searching for a lost stream in Manhattan was not lost on those of us who took an
The Washington Square Park Pianist
Self titled “The Crazy Piano Guy” on his personal website, Collin Huggins claims this moniker was chosen because it was
The Ruins of Bannerman Island: A Munitions Facility Built as a Castle
Bannerman Island is one of those elusive places that New Yorkers have yet to become jaded about. We think it’
Architectural Spotlight: Two Old Banks Stand Proud
Many critics of historical preservation projects complain that the process leaves the building frozen in time. Adaptive re-use proves
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