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!
Daily What?! Con-Ed Training and Learning Center along East River is Worth $500 Million
On a tour this week, the president of the Friends of the Roosevelt Island Steam Plant pointed out a funny
“Inflato Dumpster”: Turning a Dumpster into an Inflatable Classroom in NYC
In August, we hung out with artist Greg Kloehn in his dumpster house which was set up outside Pioneer Works
There’s a Wall of Fame of Groundbreaking Shovels from NYC EDC’s Projects
We discovered this fun find at a recent meeting in the office of NYC’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). They
Cities 101: Red Fire Alarm Boxes in NYC, Do They Even Work?
Throughout New York City, you may be familiar with these red fire alarm boxes that are supposed to summon the
8 Architectural Gems along the Bronx’s Grand Concourse: County Courthouse, Post Office, Loew’s Paradise Theater, Poe Cottage
Photo by Lynn Lieberman/AFineLyne The Grand Concourse has been compared with grand boulevards from the Champs Élysées in Paris
Daily What?! An Original French-Inspired Façade of Bloomingdale’s Department Store in NYC
Smack in the middle of Bloomingdale’s, along 60th Street, is this remnant of the former urban fabric, built in
Abandoned NYC: The Staten Island Farm Colony’s Disturbing Secrets
Abandoned for over 40 years, the Staten Island Farm Colony today is a creepy memento of its dark and troubled
10 of Downtown Los Angeles’s Most Important Architectural Sites
Los Angeles is a vast, sprawling city, and neighborhoods on the coast, like Santa Monica, Venice Beach and Malibu, have
Significant NYC Colonial Site May Be Demolished on the Bowery: Bull’s Head Tavern & Atlantic Gardens
An anonymous tipster sent around this photo, purportedly from the cellar of what was once Bull’s Head Tavern, in
Daily What?! Seneca, the Middle Class Village Inside Central Park
Here’s another gem from the book Secret New York: An Unusual Guide: there was once a thriving village called
13 Historic Houses Converted into Museums in Manhattan
New York City is home to numerous world-famous museums but if you need a break from classics like the
Vintage Photos: Horn & Hardart’s 57th Street Automat Now a NYC Hilton Vacation Club
Located in one of the most metropolitan areas of Manhattan, the Hilton Vacation Club at 6th Avenue and 57th Street
