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!
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
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
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