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!
San Francisco’s POPOS Offer a Break from the Daily Downtown Grind
Redwood Grove at the Transamerica Pyramid. In that standard of oldies radio, “Downtown” (1964), Petula Clark sings about how the
Architectural Spotlight: Conservatory of Flowers
The oldest extant structure in Golden Gate Park is also its most beloved: the Conservatory of Flowers. This beautiful, white-washed
Then & Now: The Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion on NYC’s Fifth Avenue
Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s Mansion at 742-748 Fifth Avenue (between 57th and 58th Streets). Photo via Library of Congress. Welcome
Havana: An Untapped or Tapped Nostalgia?
By the time I was born, Cuba for my family had evolved into an elaborate fairytale, replete with its castles,
WACKY MAPS | Fast Food Deserts in New York City
Welcome to the Wacky Maps column. At Untapped, we investigate the urban environment but we also don’t take ourselves
A Hidden Factory near Bastille with a Revolutionary Past and Digital Future
The 11th Arrondisement is one of my favorite neighborhoods to wander. Vintage signs from the manufacturing era still grace the
Book Review | The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan 1811-2011
The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan 1811-2011, edited by Hilary Ballon, accompanies an excellent exhibit of the same
An Italian Villa in Upper Manhattan Comes Back to Life
A shared exploration with Gotham Lost and Found. The recently designated Audubon Park Historic District, an irregularly shaped area bounded
Architecture Spotlight: Concrete as an Art Form in San Francisco
The Tulip at Embarcadero Center Four As we learned last week, concrete began as a structural component of architecture. A
Thermal Baths of Budapest
Széchenyi Fürdő It was cold outside in Budapest on the day I visited Széchenyi Bath (or fürdő in Hungarian), a
Then & Now: Remnants of the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York City
The rise and fall of the Vanderbilt family still pervades American historical lore, from the millions that pilgrimage to glimpse
The Last Days of Admiral’s Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Today marks the beginning of the end for Admiral’s Row, the controversial nineteenth-century row houses located at the edge