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!
I NEED TO PEE!: Public Toilets in Paris
Last year, Untapped New York explored the public bathroom situation in New York City. In Paris, the options are much
How to Use the Eurail Pass in France
The Eurail pass might be a little more technologically advanced since the 1975 version (above) but reserving train tickets in
Inside the La Grande Mosquée of Paris
You might recognize this mosque from the film Paris Je t’aime. A Parisian teenager, Fran ç ois , develops a
Inside the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
We took the walk up the famous Arc de Triomphe, coincidentally on the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle‘s
CLOS MONTMARTRE: A Vineyard IN Paris!
Not many metropolitan cities can boast a vineyard, but it seems only fitting that one exists on the bucolic hills
The W Train Funeral/Protest
The W train will die on the night of June 25th, just short of its 9th birthday. To memorialize its
The Passage du Prado in Paris
The Passage du Prado is unlike any other arcade in Paris. It’s not perfect, not museumified and it’s
What Are the Names on the Eiffel Tower?
Thanks to restoration underway on the Eiffel Tower, the engraved names of 72 French scientists and engineers from the original
Beauvais Airport in Paris: How to Get There
Posting this as a public service announcement due to the lack of correct/official information on the web. Beauvais is
Berthier’s Door: Found in Paris
BldgBlog recently posted about a door to nowhere in Paris, installed four years ago in the 3rd arrondisement. Complete with
The Flood of 1910 in Paris (La Crue de La Seine de 1910)
Ten minutes outside the Peripherique lies the oft-forgotten industrial underbelly of Paris: the Seine-Amont. The architecture of the
Inside Reid Hall, Columbia University’s Campus in Paris
Occasionally, while walking in Paris one gets a glimpse of the courtyards that lie behind the uniform facades and intimidating