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!
LaGuardia Airport’s Runways to be Extended Into the Water
While researching the WPA-style wastewater treatment plant in Astoria, we came across this proposal to extend LaGuardia Airport’s
Film Locations: Law and Order SVU and Gone with the Wind at the French Embassy in NYC
You may have spent countless hours watching all fifteen glorious seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, studiously tracking
Untapped Mailbag: What’s This WPA-Style Wall Art Doing on a Wastewater Plant in Queens?
Untapped Cities reader @moment_NY submitted a photo via Twitter, asking us “Do you know the history of this wall
Clarifying the Current Status of the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport and Its Transformation into a Hotel
We’ve been actively following the developments at the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport ever since the National Trust
“Essex Crossing” Developers Named for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area in Manhattan
Aerial rendition of the proposed plan for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. (via NYC Mayor’s Office Flickr) Seward
Interior Demolition at the Abandoned Glenwood Power Plant in Yonkers
Inside the Glenwood Power Plant in Yonkers, designed by the same architects as Grand Central This article was submitted by
Urban Street Design Guide Aims to Create New DNA for City Streets
Available for pre-order before the official release in October from Island Press, the Urban Street Design Guide by the
Vintage Photos: The NYC Skyline 1840 to Now
Upper West Side in 1840. Image courtesy Sotheby’s. Vintage photos have an aura of mystery. It’s as if
Photos from 2013 PARK(ing) Day in NYC
A PARK(ing) Day spot in Tribeca with ping-pong table, desks and grass by HR&A PARK(ing)
PlanningCamp’s Unconference in NYC Arrive at Pratt Institute on September 21
From 9:00am to 5:00pm tomorrow, Open Plans will be hosting PlanningCamp, a hands-on “unconference” planned and led
Preview of 2013 MAS Summit for NYC: Sneak Peak at the New Calatrava Transportation Hub and Hudson Yards
This week’s preview at the Paley Center for Media of the upcoming 2013 Municipal Art Society Summit for NYC
#untappedcities Photo Pool “Pic” of the Week: Field Condition on NYC Architecture
The Instagram account and website Field Report came on our radar this week, after they submitted some fantastic Instagram shots