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!
Midcentury in Paris: Our 5 Favorite Covered Passages
For a more off-the-beaten-path experience that’s still right in the thick of “tourist” Paris, the covered
The FDR Four Freedoms Park Nears Completion
We thought it was time to check back on the progress of FDR Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island. On
Unexpected Architecture: Gustave Eiffel in La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia: a city full of juxtapositions. Aymara women with bowler hats and colorful aguayos on their backs cross
Follow the Red Brick Road: San Francisco’s Underground Water Supply
They might catch your eye as you hike up the hills near Dolores Park, walk through the Richmond fog, or
‘Don’t Forget to Look Up!’: The Broadway You Haven’t Seen…Part 2 Chinatown to Union Square
Starting this week from Canal Street Station where I stopped last time on Don’t Forget to Look Up, I
Marx Brothers Place: A Block’s Plea for Preservation
179 East 93rd Street – the childhood home of the Marx Brothers East 93rd Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues, is
San Francisco’s Utopic Dump: Harnessing Natural Fears to Control Scavenger Birds
I grew up in landlocked Colorado, thousands of miles from the nearest ocean, where seagulls were weirdly common. I thought
Behind the Scenes at the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
There are those moments which form the core of your urban memory. For some, they serve as reminders of why
5Pointz, the Largest Legal “Graffiti Exhibit” in the US
It all started one afternoon when I was making the trek out to Flushing to meet a friend for some
On Data and Cities: New York City, measuring-up
Welcome back to the Untapped Cities partnership with Gehl Institute in Copenhagen, looking at the impact of data, both open
From Forge to Skyscraper: the story of 120 Park Avenue
120 Park advertises itself as “Spectacular Views, Extraordinary Location, Extraordinary Opportunities.” This “extraordinary location” is a post-modern skyscraper located
The Substations of NYC’s Subway System
As New York City adapts to climate change and embraces alternative energy, many structures and spaces too must adapt to
