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!
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
NYC Subway Art: 4,5,6 Lines
After last week’s ride through the 1,2, and 3 lines, I have now transferred over to the 4,
IN PHOTOS: The Return of Manhattanhenge 2012
With no sun and no Manhattanhenge this past May, some photographers became a bit antsy last night when some clouds
Le Marais: The History of the Trendiest Swamp in the World
When I lived in the 17th arrondisement, I used to take Metro line 1 on Sundays down to rue Saint
Inside the Upper East Side Member’s Only Cosmopolitan Club
The first thing you notice about the Cosmopolitan Club (aka Cos Club) is that it looks like no other building
Remnants of When Horses Roamed the City
St. Nicholas Place and West 155th St. Until the 1910s, horses outnumbered automobiles in New York City. Today, outside of