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: A Victorian Conservatory for a Modern Time
This octagonal building is called Sunnyside Conservatory. It is named after the San Francisco district in which it is located-
IN PICTURES: Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Looking for a glimpse of Colonial America this Thanksgiving? In Old Bethpage, Long Island, one need not go far to
BitCity Conference: Transportation, Data and Technology in Cities
“City streets are the original social network”–Rachel Sterne The BitCity Conference, which took place on November 9th at Columbia
Architecture Spotlight: Bell Telephone Building-A Monument to Talk
The building that stands at 140 New Montgomery was built in 1925 for the Pacific Telephone Company, part of the
The New York City that Never Was: Part IV A Visionary Dream of the 1916 Zoning Resolution
This is the fourth installment of the series, the New York City that Never Was (Part I: Buildings, Part II:
Architecture Spotlight: Islais Creek-Man Trumps Nature
It is known as Third and Army by skateboarders. Longshoreman call it Pier 84. Locals just think of it as
Cité Bergère
Tucked just off busy Grand Boulevard nearby other famous arcades in Paris–the Passage Juoffroy and Passage des Panoramas–is
A possible future for the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium
At the legendary Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, birthplace of the U.S. Open, the ball may be back in court.
La “Mélon-colie”
France is home to arguably some of the greatest foods in the world. Immediately one is likely to conjure images
The Secrets of Fort Washington Park
We attended a tour of Fort Washington Park with David Freeland, author of Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville, who, having
An Exercise in Opulence: Hearst Castle
Contemporary audiences know William Randolph Hearst as the Orson Welles–created eccentric media magnate who holed himself up in his
Form Unfollows Function: The Demise of the Window Shutter
The mass production of housing that began in post-WWII American suburbs dramatically changed the architecture of residential housing from