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!
The Hindenburg Crash Site in New Jersey Today
Today, the New Jersey town of Lakehurst is relatively quiet; the “hot news” on the town’s website includes articles
Crypts and Catacombs of Little Italy: What's Buried in Manhattan's Only Basilica
Burial sites in Manhattan are relatively rare. In 1852, the New York Legislature passed a law prohibiting new burials in
Paris Restaurant Design Merges Nature and Technology
Paris might receive a very futuristic new restaurant soon. Designed by architect and former graffiti artist Stéphane Malka, EP7 is
A Baseball Graveyard in Queens' Forgotten Railroad
An overgrown overpass at Union Turnpike and Woodhaven Boulevard, part of the proposed Queensway project. Abandoned for half a century,
New Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, England Displays 16th Century Shipwreck
The always excellent Atlas Obscura recently broke the news that the remains of a 16th century shipwreck are now on
Rome’s Centrale Montemartini Museum – Gods among the Machines
The idea of re-purposing outmoded structures for cultural purposes is not a new one, but the marriage of industrial
The (Pending) Revival of the Abandoned Miami Marine Stadium
For over two decades, local artists have been fervently and fantastically vandalizing a massive abandoned waterfront structure that lies on
Hutongs in Beijing: Connecting People for Generations
People at a hutong in Beijing. Although Beijing is making incredibly fast forays into modernization, the true heartbeat of this
The Fight to Save St. Vincent de Paul, NYC’s last Francophone Catholic Church
Across New York City, century-old churches are being torn down and replaced by residential property, retail stores and newer
Fake Building in Paris Hides Ventilation Chimney for the Métro
Have you ever walked past this building on rue la Fayette in the 10th arrondissement and wondered why the windows
Big and Bold Visions for the New Penn Station
The Municipal Art Society unveiled design proposals from four celebrated New York architecture firms that took on the challenge of
The New York City that Never Was: The Coney Island Globe Tower
As one of the largest and most varied metropolises of the modern world, New York City is home to some
