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: Martin Luther King Memorial
The United States’ second largest Martin Luther King Memorial, titled Revelation, was built in San Francisco in 1993. It sits
URBAN CAMERA: My Love for Street Art
Sivan Askayo is a photographer and freelance writer based in New York City. She has been published in the Huffington
The John Purroy Mitchel Memorial Flagstaffs at the NYPL
In December 1911, two eighty-five foot tall Oregon pine flag poles were erected on Fifth Avenue, in front of the
More Photos from the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride
You may have already seen our first round of photos from the 2012 No Pants Subway ride, shot by official
2012 No Pants Subway Ride
Improv Everywhere is an organization that puts on flash mob events, creating those “quintessential New York” moments for us. You
Architecture Spotlight: Yerba Buena Gardens
Yerba Buena Gardens is a two-block public park that anchors the three sides of the Yerba Buena Center (YBC). The
World’s Tallest Buildings: New York City Edition
Newspaper Row. Photo via Library of Congress From 1890 to 1974, the world’s tallest building was located in New
Googleplex, Mountain View: Designing Interior Spaces at an Urban Scale
In this two part series, I will analyze two office buildings designed by Clive Wilkinson Architects-the Googleplex in Mountain View,
Inside the United Artists Theater, Detroit
The United Artists Theatre was designed by Charles Howard Crane and opened in 1928. Located less than a block from
Inside Detroit’s Abandoned Michigan Central Station
The history of Detroit is a well-told story, whether taught in planning classrooms as a caveat against master planning, in
A Divine Tragedy, Philadelphia’s Divine Lorraine Hotel
Once you’ve explored Center City in Philadelphia, after you’ve paid homage to the Liberty Bell, run the steps,
Louis I. Kahn’s Yale Center for British Art
So much has been written about the Yale Center for British Art, architect Louis I. Kahn’s last building at