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!
Ava Vanderbilt’s Final Resting Place in Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is nearly half the size of Central Park, and has the population of a small city – of dead
Happy Birthday to you Café A: Imbibing in the Couvent des Récollets
On May Day — perhaps the only sunny day of the last few weeks, Parisian cool kids turned out in force
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Covering three blocks and nestled among the skyscrapers of most southern tip of Manhattan, where Broadway meets Whitehall and State
Just the Gritty: Bernal Heights Park
Yes, it’s true. I’m sharing another piece about a dog park. But! Please keep in mind, this poor
Astoria Pool: The City’s Largest Public Pool Needs Your Help!
Exploring the Astoria Pool is like stepping back in time to the Art-Deco infused world of Robert Moses’ New
St. Mark’s Church on the Bowery: The Second Oldest Church in Manhattan
St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery is the oldest site of continuous worship in New York City and the
The Urban Development of Rome’s Piazza San Silvestro
Rome, a city known for its Ancient ruins, has undergone some major urban developments in the last few years. Zaha
Partners in Preservation: Tenement Museum
Tucked on the Lower East Side, just blocks from the Williamsburg Bridge, the Tenement Museum embodies and represents the history
Shakespeare, Ghosts and Bears: Scotland’s Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle and the Strathmore Estate on an afternoon in Spring (Angus, Scotland) The Castle Glamis (pronounced “glamz” ) dominates the
The City Island Nautical Museum
The sheer adorableness of the City Island Nautical Museum is not to be underestimated. On a recent misty Saturday afternoon,
The Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
In early 1905, some 4,000 people would wake in the morning in North Brooklyn and travel to work in
Tel Aviv: Bauhaus, Bucolia and Brutalism – Israeli architecture Part 2
Continuing our architectural journey in Israel, we turn now to its principal city; the beating economic heart of the country,