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!
Nightvision: A Beautiful Timelapse Video of Europe’s Monuments by Luke Shepard
Untapped Cities has previously featured the innovative timelapse videos of filmmaker and photographer Luke Shepard, from the nighttime exploration of
7 Amazing Documentary Photography Projects in NYC
Photo projects like “Humans of New York” tell some amazing stories that are often forgotten in the chaos of the
Video Inside Williamsburg’s Abandoned Domino Sugar Refinery
We don’t profess this to be a professional video of the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg. It’s a
Volunteer Puppetry and Costume Workshops for the 2013 Beaux Arts Ball
The 1931 Beaux Arts Ball From left to right: A. Stewart as the Fuller Building, Leonard Schultze as the Waldorf-
Daily What?! Sculpted Rats on the Graybar Building at Grand Central
We’ve been pretty obsessed with rats recently, from our look into the history of the inflatable union rat, to
Reclaiming Our Waterways: Four Proposed Projects Using NYC’s Canals, Rivers, and Creeks
An artist’s rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Bridge Beach. There’s literally “something in the water” these days, with
Canada’s Quirky Road Sign Project and Japan’s Whimsical Construction Barriers
Our fascination with road signs will never end. Last month, we showed you French artist Clet Abraham’s street sign
Photography of Abandoned Resorts of the Catskills’ Borscht Belt at the LES Jewish Conservancy
From “The Ruins of the Borscht Belt” exhibit. Photo by Marisa Scheinfeld On August 11th, the Lower East Side Jewish
Next New York: 40 Ideas That Could Transform New York from the Forum of Urban Design
When Michael Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York in 2001, no one predicted he would become a revolutionary, reshaping
Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal Being Cleaned Up with Sponge Park
The park will contain pedestrian walkways along with absorptive plants. Source: dlandstudio. Brooklyn’s notoriously dirty Gowanus Canal is getting
#untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week: Ceiling of J.P. Morgan’s Study in the Morgan Library
This week’s #untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week goes to @newyorkcityhistory for this detailed shot (reminiscent of a giant
Former Banks of NYC Repurposed into Drugstores, Ice Cream Parlors, Apartments and Pop-Up Stores
We’ve been on a kick lately tracking down re-purposed buildings in NYC, finding out the new uses for