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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!
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Daily What?! 13 Stone Pillars in Van Cortlandt Park Were Tests For Grand Central Terminal Facade
Along the John Kieran Nature Trail, deep in The Bronx’s Van Cortlandt Park, are thirteen stone pillars that were
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Participatory City: 100 Urban Trends from the BMW Guggenheim Lab
For the past two years the BMW Guggenheim Lab has been offering programs in New York City, Berlin, and Mumbai
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Explore Off-Limits Places in the James A. Farley Post Office with Storefront for Art and Architecture
Starting this Friday at noon, Storefront for Art and Architecture will be producing a site-specific installation piece by Katarzyna Krakowiak
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Untapped Mailbag: What Are the Symbols on the Brooklyn Public Library Door?
A reader contacted us to ask, “What are the symbols on the monumental doors of the Brooklyn Public Library?” We
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10 of the Oldest Surviving Bars in NYC: McSorley’s, Bridge Cafe, Ear Inn, Chumley’s, Fraunces Tavern, Pete’s Tavern, Whitehorse Tavern
A dive bar is probably not the first place one would look to find New York City’s rich history.
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Houses Made of Legos, Gingerbread, Books, Bottles, 3D Printed Plastic, Shipping Containers
Ah ’tis the season for haunted houses, gingerbread houses and more. Every year, artists amaze us with their ingenuity as
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Using Drones to Capture Breathtaking Views from Future Skyscrapers in NYC
For some reason, drone footage on the TV show Homeland is super pixelated and black and white even hovering over
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London Competition “Forgotten Spaces” Asks Architects to Find Solutions for Abandoned Locations Around the City
When you pass an abandoned building, a discontinued subway station, or an empty lot, does your mind ever wander and
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Daily What?! John F. Kennedy Had An Apartment and Campaign Office at 277 Park Avenue
Did you know that a McKim, Mead, and White apartment building that was once located at 277 Park Avenue housed
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Save Stabile Row in NYC’s Little Italy From Demolition, Home of the Italian American Museum
The buildings that house the Italian American Museum are threatened with the museum’s plans to sell to a developer.
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NYC’s Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station on the 6 Line
The 18th Street subway station was originally on the IRT Line, formerly sandwiched between 14th St-Union Square and 23rd Street.
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Drone Captures Footage of New York Public Library
If a drone captured the New York Public Library’s first scavenger hunt three years ago that we attended, it
