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!
NYC named 2012 Partners in Preservation by American Express, National Trust
The Third Section of the High Line American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that New
The Colette Carnaval
For the finale of Paris Fashion Week, the Colette Carnaval was held to mark the 15th anniversary of the French
The City Coffee Built: Housing for Temporary Coffee Workers in Santa Emilia, Nicaragua
Northern Nicaragua’s overly-fertile hills have a way of swallowing the work of human beings; buildings, both grand and
The Treasures of the Père Lachaise Cemetery Part II
Exploring Paris’s cemeteries–(Montmartre, Montparnasse, Passy, Père Lachaise, and Picpus)–can be a rewarding task. Artists, statesmen, and industrialists
The Treasures of the Père Lachaise Cemetery: Part I
Exploring Paris’s cemeteries–(Montmartre, Montparnasse, Passy, Père Lachaise, and Picpus)–can be a rewarding task. Artists, statesmen, and industrialists
The Bombing of 23 Wall Street
23 Wall Street, the Morgan Guaranty Company Building and J.P. Morgan Bank headquarters, circa 1914. Photo via Library of
Architecture Spotlight: Levi’s Plaza, An Urban Version of the “Sierras”
In 1982, the Haas family (heirs to Levi Strauss) were looking to build a new corporate campus for the Levi
Before Hollywood There was Fort Lee: A Look at the Early Film Industry
Before Hollywood, the film industry was centered in New Jersey and New York. Thomas Edison invented many early film technologies
The Treasures of the Montmartre Cemetery
Exploring Paris’s cemeteries–(Montmartre, Montparnasse, Passy, Père Lachaise, and Picpus)–can be a rewarding task. Artists, statesmen, and industrialists
The Casualties of War: The Hotel Belvedere in Dubrovnik, Croatia
In the lobby of our hostel within the walls of old Dubronik, we sat with new friends over wine. One
Architecture Spotlight: Classical Elegance with a French Twist
111 Sutter Street, or the Hunter Dulin Building, is a terra-cotta clad building modeled on a French château. This
IN PICTURES: The Cloisters, a Medieval Museum on the Hill
When I want to take a quick breather from the relentlessness of New York City, I seek out places that