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!
Inside the Abandoned Campus of the Bennett School for Girls in Millbrook, NY
For several years now, we’ve seen abandoned hospitals, schools, shipyards, warehouses, and are continually struck by each site’s
8 NYC Locations of the “Pawn Shops with a Conscience” Founded by Gilded Age Barons
The Provident Loan Society, in former location of 19th Ward Bank at 180 East 72nd Street. Photo from Library of
Roy Lichtenstein and Keith Haring Sculptures Installed at New Plaza Coming to Penn Station
Part of Penn Station is actually getting a facelift (woohoo!). Behind high temporary fences, a Roy Lichtenstein pop art sculpture,
20 Original Examples of NYC Subway Art
Since the 1980s, the MTA has installed hundreds of site-specific works of art throughout the subway system. These pieces of
Urban Designers Add Splash of Color in New Pedestrian Walkway on 32nd Street Between Penn Station and Herald Square
Anyone who has walked from Penn Station to Herald Square along 32nd Street will notice a few incongruous things: homeless
The Top 10 Secrets Of The High Line in NYC
Photo by gigi_nyc via Flickr Since 2009, people have hailed the High Line as the savior of declining west
Fall 2015 Dates Announced for the Remnants of Penn Station Tour in NYC
Our tour of the Remnants of Penn Station has been one of those unexpected hits. When we first launched it
Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, The Showplace of the Nation
When John D. Rockefeller, Jr., decided to finance the construction of Rockefeller Center in the 1930s, he intended his music
The Top 10 Secrets of the Guggenheim Museum in NYC
Photograph by David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Few buildings in New York City strike a more iconic
Tickets Are Going Fast for the September Tour of NYC’s Landmarked Woolworth Building
Our acclaimed Untapped Cities behind-the-scenes tour of New York City’s Woolworth Building is returning for the fall on September
A Glimpse of the Original Whitney Museum Appeared on West 8th Street in NYC This Weekend
This weekend, the city’s art aficionados were treated to an unexpected visit from the past. The original facade of
10 Fun Facts About the Torch of NYC’s Statue of Liberty
For July 4th, we shared out Top 10 Secrets of the Statue of Liberty but there are so many fun