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!
Join Justin Davidson Author of Magnetic City In Conversation with Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young at MCNY
We’ve been loving the new book, Magnetic City: A Walking Companion by New York Magazine architecture critic Justin Davidson,
Video: Last Ringing of the Famous Clock on the Waldorf Astoria Hotel’s Final Night
The last time we checked in on the historic Waldorf Astoria, we shared a bevy of photographs before it closed
The Top 10 Secrets of Flushing in Queens, NYC
Every year, floods of sports enthusiasts travel to Flushing to catch a game at Citi Field or the USTA Billie
10 Lost or Never Built Structures in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park
The Replica of Mount Vernon in Prospect Park. Image from Brooklyn Historical Society via Prospect Park Alliance On April 1st
Sneak Preview inside the New Manhattanville Campus at Columbia University
Columbia University’s new Manhattanville Campus. Lenfest Center for the Arts (left) and Jerome L. Greene Science Center (right). Photograph
Rusted Memories: Inside an Abandoned World War II Nazi Labor Camp in Krakow, Poland
This is an article by photographers and authors James and Karla Murray, who lead our food tour of the disappearing
Announcing Untapped Cities’ Walking Tour of New York Art Deco Architecture
New York is defined by its Art Deco buildings, which has transformed the city into the thriving metropolis that stands
A Preview of JFK Airport’s Under-Construction TWA Hotel
Mid-century modern-loving jet setters have just under two years of waiting left before the opening of the long-
The Top 10 Secrets of Marine Park, Brooklyn
Located in South Brooklyn along Jamaica Bay, Marine Park is a neighborhood full of history and secrets dating back to
2017 City of Dreams Pavilion on Governors Island Will Use 300,000 Aluminum Cans
The annual City of Dreams Pavilion on Governors Island uses architecture to highlight the importance of sustainable design and asks
10 Traces of World War I You Can Still Find in NYC on the Centennial Anniversary
The Arch of Victory, once spanning Broadway at 25th Street. Image via: U.S. Library of Congress This article is
Times Square Police Substation Is Linked to What Once Was One of the City’s Largest Peep Shows
Roughly 300,000 pedestrians pass through Times Square on a daily basis. Yet, despite the heavy foot traffic, visitors generally
