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!
The Ghosts of Germany’s Coal Mining Past
In March, I traveled to Germany’s Ruhr Valley (Ruhrgebiet) as a teaching assistant for an urban planning studio at
104th Street’s Former Automat
2710-2714 Broadway (located on the south east corner of Broadway and 104th Street) is one of the best examples remaining
After the Final Curtain: RKO Hamilton Theater
This new recurring series, After the Final Curtain, features the photography and writing of Matt Lambros who documents the neglect
Old World in the New World: Santa Fe’s Architectural Legacy, Part 1
Santa Fe. It holds a lot of mystery and wonder for me, still after having become a resident. I spent
Melbourne: A Network of Cycling Trails
In 2011, Melbourne was voted the most liveable city (take that Sydney!) by The Economist. With the high cost of
Architecture Spotlight: The Humboldt Bank Building
When the 1906 earthquake struck, construction of the Humboldt Bank Building was already underway. The building was completely destroyed, and
Social Media and Designing the City: A Talk with FourSquare and Sonar
The clean space of Studio X was a neat fit for Tuesday’s panel discussion on the potential of social
The Most Famous Estates in British Period Drama History
With the latest Anglophile craze underway in America thanks to the series Downton Abbey, it’s time we did a
The New Urban Transport: Electric Bikes
When I first quit my 9-to-7 job, I was able to walk everywhere I needed to go, or take Muni.
¡Viva @elbloombito!
“Todos los everybody esta Irisho en el dia de Sainto Patricko!” Such an utterance is hell on the ears of
10 Forgotten Movie Theaters on Upper Broadway in NYC
Upper Broadway, which has been called that “ignored stretch of Manhattan,” contains the remains of a number of former movie
Biking Bourke Street, A Slice of Sydney’s Cycle Network
Just outside my bedroom window a sliver of the Bourke Street Bicycle Route passes by; a slice of Sydney’s
