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 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
¡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
Budapest, City of Grit
There’s often a comparison made between Budapest and Vienna, a grudging admission amongst Hungarians that despite the architectural similarity,
Architecture Spotlight: The Granite Lady
The United States Mint in San Francisco, affectionately known as the Granite Lady, stands today as a result of the
The Art on the Subway Walls
As an everyday subway rider, I often miss the writings on the wall. Literally. Until today, I could only point
A Peek Into Detroit’s Benjamin Siegel House
As a child, I was obsessed with the book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. It
The Best Free Wi-Fi Hot Spots in Manhattan (excluding Starbucks)
Tired of doing work inside? Want to Skype with a friend and show them the City? Check out these Manhattan