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 Level Club: New York City’s Masonic Clubhouse and Hotel
On March 12, 1925, a delegation of Masons requested that President Calvin Coolidge lay the cornerstone for their new Masonic
IN PICTURES: At 2012 Manhattanhenge, sun becomes celebrity
It was a tough year for weather at Manhattanhenge but the sun was clearly quite the celebrity. Would it show
Carrere and Hastings’ Lost Masterpiece: James J. Walker Park in the West Village
Photo by Benjamin Waldman For much of the twentieth-century, New Yorkers utilized their parks for active pursuits. Ball fields and
2012 Partners in Preservation Winners
Thanks to your readership and voting, four winners have been selected in the 2012 Partners in Preservation popular vote. Check
Old and New (and Hidden) in a Brooklyn Heights MTA Substation
This is the second time we’ve taken an MTA substation tour with Robert W. Lobenstein, the retired General Superintendent
Urban exploration in Berlin: Cold War Listening Station on Teufelsberg
The first and only spy I ever met introduced himself as Richard – my flight mate on a trans-Atlantic in 2010.
2012 Manhattanhenge Returns This Week!
Many things in New York City change, but Manhattanhenge faithfully returns every year. For those new to the Manhattanhenge phenomenon,
The Long Island City Renaissance: Rebirth of the Queens Waterfront
Ten years ago, Long Island City was nothing more than industrial neighborhood occupied by empty warehouses. The Long Island City
After the Final Curtain: The Abandoned Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn
Welcome back to After the Final Curtain, featuring the photography and writing of Matt Lambros who documents the neglect of
The Monumental Doors of the Brooklyn Public Library
Olmstead and Vaux’s 1865 proposal for Prospect Park in south central Brooklyn provided a cultural community anchor for the
Weeksville Heritage Center: one of NYC’s first free black pre-Civil War communities
Weeksville Heritage Center is a vibrant space nestled in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. Upon entry, one is greeted by
What Lies Beneath: The Second Avenue Subway Construction
Our group, emerging onto the functioning F train platform at 63rd Street/Lexington Avenue Thanks to the American Planning Association’