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!
Daily What!? A Trip to the Moon in the West Village
Hugo, Martin Scorsese’s film adapted from Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret, reminded me of my favorite
Singapore: Art of the Commute
We returned to Singapore from Moscow inspired by the architecture of the latter’s metro network, the renowned ‘underground palaces’
Architecture Spotlight: Freeway Demolition and Public Open Space
The Ferry Building, built in 1898, sits at the foot of Market Street. In 1953, San Francisco proposed the Embarcadero
Manhattan before the street grid: The Randel Maps
The Museum of the City of New York will soon be opening its exhibition on Manhattan’s grid, with borrowed
Sydney: An Urban Jungle
I always describe Sydney as an Urban Paradise. It is certainly an active “urban” environment with its pristine Central Business
Nice Gentle Donkeys: A Historical Perspective on the Koret Children’s Quarter
A November Saturday, and despite the threat of rain, the Koret Children’s Quarter in Golden Gate Park is packed.
Sea Serpent Sighting in Singapore
Gardens by the Bay in Marina Bay opened temporarily to the public in November for the 20th World Orchid Conference,
HERE NOW!: How Foursquare and Facebook Measure Voting With Your Feet in New York
Foursquare Check-Ins in the Boroughs By Category The Spatial Information Lab at Columbia University has a new project which
Improv Everywhere: No pants subway rides, Best Buy takeovers and freezing Grand Central
At Untapped, we’ve always prided ourselves on digging up some of the quirkiest things about New York. From Napoleon’
Vintage New York: The South Street Seaport
It’s well known that South Street Seaport was one of the most important maritime hubs of New York. Ships
Les Cimetières de Paris | The treasures of the Passy Cemetery
Exploring Paris’s cemeteries–(Montmartre, Montparnasse, Passy, Père Lachaise, and Picpus)–can be a rewarding task. Artists, statesmen, and industrialists
Brand Singapore and its Influence on the Past and Future
Last week at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business campus in Singapore, Untapped Cities listened to a presentation
