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!
City Planning Commission Gives Go-Ahead for Willets Point Development Plan, 5Pointz Demolition
Since the late 1950s, the mayoral administrations of New York City, have tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to redevelop the Willets Point
Four Fun Urban Projects: Mapping the Manhattan Project, A Year of London Door Numbers, Wooden House Project, Empty Parisian Pools
This week, four quirky urban projects caught our attention, from photographing door numbers in London for each day of the
NYC That Never Was: Trinity Church Gets Eclipsed by a Massive Skyscraper
Source: Library of Congress “The Future of Trinity Church” is a wood engraving from 1907 by Albert Levering from Puck’
Fun Maps: “I Visit My Friends Pretty Regularly, New York City” by Bill Rankin
The routes we physically occupy determine our understanding of our city. We create mental maps, conforming our idea of the
Daily What?! What’s That Abandoned Roller Coaster Thing Along the East River?
We’ve been wondering what this curious roller coaster-like structure is, sitting along the East River just under the
Spotted: Vintage New York City Public School Door Knobs
Did you know that the New York City public school system used to have its own custom made cast brass
New Photos of Renovations in the Abandoned Loew’s Kings Theater in Brooklyn
Last year, Untapped Cities contributor Matt Lambros took us into the abandoned Loew’s King Theater in Brooklyn, a theater
History of Streets: Functionally Named NYC Streets
Streets in New York City (and the world) are often christened with appealing names that indirectly reflect the history of
Behind the Scenes at the Governors Island Construction Site in NYC
New Amsterdam indeed. In 2007, the City of New York, new owners of Governors Island, selected Dutch landscape architecture firm
Daily What?! There Used to Be a Burger King on Governors Island
There are a lot of surprising facts about Governors Island. For example, most of the island (almost 60%) is made
The Eero Saarinen Masterpiece No One Sees: IBM Manufacturing and Training Facility in Rochester, Minnesota
Today the architectural world celebrates Eero Saarinen’s birthday. Born in Finland on August 20, 1910 (his architect dad Eliel
14 Beautiful Vintage Subway Entrances in NYC
While the majority of New York City’s subway entrances have the same mundane look, there are others that still