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!
Commuter Nightmare at 155th Street Station – Polo Grounds Stadium
Not many New Yorkers know of or have the need to use the B & D station at 155th on
San Francisco Parklets Provide New Public Waysides
Cyclists enjoy a parklet along Valencia Street near 20th Street. This is the only parklet in front of a private
Into the wild: Paddling Jamaica Bay, Queens
The Brooklyn waterfront isn’t always the first borough that comes to mind when one thinks of paddling in New
Why Are You On My Train?: Anniversary Montage
August Anniversary: Part Drei from whyareyouonmytrain on Vimeo. In this week’s feature of Why Are You On My Train?
Inside “The Room” at FDR Four Freedoms Park
Last week Untapped was given an exclusive tour of the FDR Four Freedoms Park, including the famous “Room” at the
Passage des Panoramas
Last week, we looked at the eclectic Passage Jouffroy which was built as an extension of the Passage des Panoramas,
The End of the Chelsea Hotel: ‘A Rest Stop for Rare Individuals”
I used to live in Chelsea and whenever I find myself back in that neighborhood I am amazed and saddened
Exploring Fort Tilden, A Formerly Nuclear-Armed Beach in NYC
With over 600 miles of coastline in New York City, it’s little wonder that some of those miles would
Response to Public Space in Amman
In July of 2011, architects and students from 5 universities – Columbia University, American University of Beirut, Bilgi University, German Jordanian
The most powerful block in NYC that you’ve never heard of
It’s the most powerful address in New York City you’ve never heard of. One false move and the
Remembering and Re-imagining Coney Island: A Personal Memoir
Coney Island, 1910s, as it looked in my great-grandparent’s time. Photo from Library of Congress. A few weeks
Chopin’s First House in Paris on Boulevard Poissonnière
Frédéric Chopin was of both French and Polish background but grew up in Warsaw. After the 1830 November Uprising in