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!
Architecture in Israel: A Search for Identity, Part 1
Fourteen years have passed since I was last in Israel and my memories of the country’s architecture are fleeting
A Stained Glass Reading Room at the Jefferson Market Library
The Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library is one of the most spectacular branch libraries in New
Just the Gritty: Fort Funston Views
For those of you that don’t know, I was hit by a car about 4 months ago. This means
A Tale of the Titanic: In Their Death They Were Not Divided
When the White Star Liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on a starlit evening in the North Atlantic Isidor Straus
After the Final Curtain: RKO Keith’s Theatre
Image from After The Final Curtain Welcome back to After the Final Curtain, featuring the photography and writing of Matt
In the fields of Russia’s forgotten capital: Veliky Novgorod
Volkhov River, Krelim & St Sophia in Veliky Novgorod Our present day image of Russia is largely colored by its
New York’s ‘Temple of Power’: the 59th Street Powerstation
Standing on the shore of the Hudson River it seems to declare, “Industry! “Ambition!” It is a majestic symbol of
Old World in the New World: Santa Fe’s Architectural Legacy, Part 3
Part three of our series looking at the architecture of Santa Fe. In 1846, the United States Army claimed all
Old World in the New World: Santa Fe’s Architectural Legacy, Part 2
We return to our look at Santa Fe architecture just as the Spaniards have arrived… As with all Spanish Colonial
Guiness World Record Subway Riders Attempt to Conquer NYC
Adham Fisher and Andy James are members of a unique community: subway-philes who attempt to break Guinness World Records in
Architecture Spotlight: The Adam Grant Building
The garland faà§ade, as well as the coffered entryway, were removed in the 1960s. Over the course of its
Thomas Edison’s Cast-Iron Lamp Post in New York City
A 1997 study by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission found that approximately 100 historic, cast-iron lamp posts are