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!
Mayor Bloomberg Plays a Pop-Up Piano in DUMBO today!
Untapped correspondent Doneliza Joaquin snapped this photo of Mayor Bloomberg playing one of the 88 colorfully decorated pop-up pianos
7/12 | 7/13: Manhattanhenge Event at Hayden Planetarium
For those that love the Manhattanhenge event, the twice yearly phenomenon where the sun aligns perfectly with the Manhattan streets,
The Demolition Depot – A palace for the tasteful chronic hoarder
In a word, the Demolition Depot in East Harlem is a palace. A palace belonging to the most fantastically tasteful
6/28 | 6/29 SKIT JOB: 1 guy, 1 skit/week for a year (Lincoln Center)
In September 2010, Ian McWethy challenged himself to write one skit, every week, for a calendar year. At Untapped, we
U.S. Supreme Court Threatens Campaign Finance Reform in NYC
co-authored by Morgan Pehme, the Executive Director of New York Civic. This article was cross-posted on the Huffington
The Central Park Sheepfold: Rustic and Restored
The Sheepfold, better known as Tavern on the Green today, was constructed in 1870 and is one of the park’
The Abandoned Kullman Diner at 357 West Street
I’ve always loved this little diner at 357 West Street. Partially because it’s just so small, sandwiched between
Progress on the New Fulton Street Transit Center
From the always discerning eye of Ink Lake, we have some photographs of the progress inside the new Fulton Street
The Windows that Saved a Building: Henri Bendel on 5th Avenue
Rene Jules Lalique was a renowned French glass designer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is best
Budapest’s House of Terror: A Testament to the Hungarian Spirit
Andrássy Út 60. In 1944, this Neo-Renaissance corner address along one of Budapest’s main thoroughfares became the headquarters
Vertical Urban Factories at the Skyscraper Museum
If modernism is often defined by means of mass-production, then the archetype of modern architecture is the factory. Not
What do Anthony Weiner, Spiderman and the King of Queens have in common?
A strange thing about all the Anthony Weiner mishigas, is seeing so much of Forest Hills in the news. Here
