10 Art Deco Architectural Gems of Mexico City
At Untapped Cities, we’re bringing back a semi-regular column of explorations outside of New York City shared by our
Community Spirit Blossoms in Mott Haven Community Gardens
Walking into the 138th Street Community Garden in the South Bronx, one finds a landscape full of planting beds, trees,
Victorian Bronx Building Makes Way for New Affordable Housing Site
At the corner of Boston Road and E. 179th Street in The Bronx, an early 1900s building that once provided
Newly Renovated Bronx River Art Center Hosts Open House on May 17th
The Bronx River Art Center, a key part of the borough’s cultural scene for over three decades, will be
Rare Color Photos of Freedomland, NYC’s Grandiose Lost Amusement Park
“Mommy, Daddy, take my hand, take me out to Freedomland!” This refrain was heard frequently in and around New York
Danish Double Parking: Copenhagen Puts an Elevated Park Above a Garage
A new elevated park in Copenhagen is demonstrating that urban space can function three-dimensionally with a mix of seemingly incompatible
The Top 10 Secrets About NYC’s Co-op City
A visionary model of cooperation or a planning and architectural nightmare? Co-op City has been viewed both ways, but for
A Sneak Peek of the Bronx River House, the Future Home of the Bronx River Alliance
Bronx River House rendering by Kiss + Cathcart Architects. The Bronx River Alliance, whose efforts to revitalize New York City’s
20 Things to Do in Inwood, New York City
Welcome back to our regular column on “Must Visit Places” in NYC’s neighborhoods. This installment on Inwood is by
Berlin’s Lost Prophet of Colorful Modernism: Onkel Toms Hütte by Bruno Taut
To walk around Onkel Toms Hütte, a Weimar Republic era housing development in Berlin, is to follow a Modernist path
The Top 10 Secrets of 280 Broadway, an NYC Architectural Gem
It is not only New York’s famous buildings that make it such an exciting city to explore, but at
10 Buildings That Tell The Story of NYC’s Green Affordable Housing (So Far)
Green terrace at Schermerhorn House (Photo: Ennead Architects) The creation of quality affordable housing, long a concern in New York