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!
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Each September 11, I get up early and go to Dunkin Donuts and buy a dozen donuts. I take a
New York City’s 5 Time Zones (According to the Mayor’s Office)
This epitomizes what makes New York, New York. We “know” we are the center of the universe, but we have
Central Park West, Over the Years
Inspired by the Gothamist’s flashback to the Dakota in the 1890s, Untapped pulled together more incredible historical images from
ArchiHUMOR: A New Breed of Architects Show It’s Not All So Serious
Architecture schools have long struggled with what is mightier: the pen(cil) or the mouse. Columbia University GSAPP (Graduate School
Ile Seguin: An Eco-Island for the Arts at the Former Renault Factory
Just before winter set, Untapped went to check out the progress on Ile Seguin in western Paris–the island of
An Interview with Aram Bartholl, founder of the Dead Drops Project
On the eve of Aram Bartholl’s Brooklyn exhibiton at Devotion Gallery for his work FPS [First Person Shooter], Michelle
The Abandoned 69th Street Transfer Bridge in Manhattan’s Upper West Side
[Update: Since publication of this article in 2011, the bridge has been stabilized] Nearly ten years ago, the Riverside South
Hermit Crab Survival Project at Grand Isle State Park
I went to Grand Isle last July during the oil spill to see how the area was doing. The beaches
Nathan Hale Uttered His Famous Last Words at a Banana Republic?
New Yorkers race from one place to the next and we miss a lot in our rush to get to
What If Manhattan Were Designed Like Paris?
A digital design class at Columbia University has led to some provocative questions about New York City. The below work
The Demolished Hotel Madison-Lenox, Detroit
The fate of the Madison-Lenox Hotel, a turn of the century hotel designed by A.C. Varney, epitomizes the
An Evening of Burlesque at the Members-Only Explorers Club
On a rainy Monday evening I found myself in the Explorers Club library, sipping red wine while looking up at
