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!
Cities 101: NY Times Living City Video Series Explains NYC’s Infrastructure on Water, Garbage, Steam and Subway
Over the last six weeks, The New York Times has presents a video series called “Living City,”explaining New York
Commemorating the Fillmore East: Legendary Music Venue of the East Village
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) has been commemorating locations in the Village with plaques to remind people
Woolworth Building Condominium Renderings, Get Tickets to Upcoming Tour
Image courtesy of https://thewoolworthtower.com/ The Woolworth Building has been in the news a lot recently, with the renderings
8 Highlights from the NYC Archaeological Repository: 200 Year-Old Douche, Bayonet, and more
In New York City, it’s not surprising there are some renown vaults holding all sorts of precious things. These
French Urban Design Studio Hehe Creates Wacky Vehicles for Railroad Surfing
Before The High Line became “The High Line” it was an abandoned railroad track covered in vines and graffiti. It
Daily What?! Diamond District Has Diamond Lampposts to Match
We’ve walked by the Diamond District in Midtown Manhattan so many times, even reporting on the Gold Arcade that’
Inside the Newly Renovated United Nations Complex in NYC
The newly renovated United Nations building on the east side of Manhattan is the first update to the building since
Demolition at NYC’s Pennsylvania Station Began 51 Years Ago Today
One of the original eagles of Penn Station. Find out where they are now. Photograph by Norman McGrath Editor’s
10 Fun Facts About the Creation of the Williamsburg Bridge in NYC
Image via Library of Congress (c. 1900-1906) Even before the Brooklyn Bridge was finished in 1883, city planners recognized that
A Tale of Two Culver Cities in Los Angeles, Reshaped by Architect Eric Owen Moss
On October 28th, Eric Owen Moss, the celebrated Los Angeles architect and Director of Southern California Institute of Architecture will
Daily What?! Urban Explorer Scales the Roof of Grand Central Terminal
Last week, we brought you inside the Grand Central Terminal clock, the largest Tiffany clock in the world, with urban
History of Bellevue Hospital, Where First NYC Patient with Ebola is Quarantined
As many of you know, the first patient with Ebola in New York City is now quarantined at Bellevue Hospital