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!
Science Fiction in the Suburbs of Paris: When Mass Housing meets Postmodernism
Les Espaces d’Abraxas The Parisian suburbs are known for their grands ensembles, massive suburban apartment complexes built in the
From Co-Working to Urban Campus, the General Assembly Model
With its roots in entrepreneurship, tech startups have naturally gravitated to co-working spaces for financial reasons and as a means
Your Friendly Neighborhood Library (Part II): Golden Gate Valley and Presidio
In this Untapped series, we’re visiting the Carnegie branch libraries of San Francisco. In part I, we got to
URBAN CAMERA: If Walls Could Talk
If the walls around us could talk, what would they say? As a street photographer who follows graffiti and urban
The Abandoned Glenwood/Yonkers Power Plant
Located seven miles north of the Island of Manhattan stands the ruin of the Glenwood/Yonkers power station associated with
A Walk in the Secret Garden: Inside Seoul’s Most Treasured Palace
Imagine yourself walking through the traces of the old Kings. Imagine yourself rambling in their secluded garden. And imagine yourself
The Conservatory of Flowers Revives Playland
San Francisco’s forgotten amusement park, Playland, is the theme of the fourth annual “Garden Railway” at the Conservatory of
Occupy Wall Street West takes on SF’s Financial District
Bank of America at California and Montgomery streets was shut down by protesters. Starting at 6 am on January 20th,
Time travel to 18th-century Paris in a hidden artisan enclave at La Loge
One of my favorite neighborhoods to wander in Paris is the 11th arrondisement. Behind closed doors often lies a whole
The (old) Metropolitan Opera House
Source: Library of Congress The Academy of Music (which was located at the corner of 14th Street and Irving Place)
URBAN CAMERA: An Interview with SIT of the Hybrid Thinking Exhibition
Last Saturday, January 14th, despite the sudden chill in the city, I found myself attending the opening reception of Hybrid
10 Stops on the Underground Railroad in NYC
Did you know that the Underground Railroad once ran through New York City? The New York City stops were, in
