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!
Partners in Preservation: The Apollo Theater
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Apollo Theater opened on December 15, 1913 as Hurtig & Seamon’s
The C-47 Skytrain, A World War II Plane at Floyd Bennett Field
Opened in 1931, Floyd Bennett Field briefly served as New York City’s first municipal airport before its conversion to
Tiffany Stained Glass at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church
The landmark neighborhood of Clinton Hill, designated in 1984, is the proud home to some of the most remarkable late
Architecture Spotlight: Chutes in The Haight
Long before The Haight was known for Jimi Hendrix, White Rabbit and the Summer of Love, it was the go-to
The Brilliance of East Flatbush: Erasmus Hall
Nestled in the middle of Brooklyn lies one of New York’s most precious yet unrecognized treasures — Erasmus Hall. Arguably
Partners in Preservation: Congregation Beth Elohim
Every day so far on the Partners in Preservation initiative, I’ve looked at the public voting and thought, Congregation
Using Open Data to Plan the NYC Bike Share System
Welcome back to the Untapped Cities partnership with Gehl Institute in Copenhagen, looking at the impact of data, both open
Partners in Preservation: Jefferson Market Library
The Jefferson Market Library, formerly the Jefferson Market Courthouse has been a staple of Greenwich Village since 1874. After a
The Magical Gardens of Albert Kahn
All photos by Meg Gagnard Albert Kahn was a French banker and philanthropist who happened to be a millionaire. The
Celebrating 100 Years of the Helen Hayes Theatre
Once appropriately known as the Little Theatre, the Helen Hayes Theatre is the smallest Broadway theatre with just over 600
The Design of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in NYC
Photograph by David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Nestled on the Upper East Side, the Guggenheim Museum attracts
The Louis Armstrong House Museum is in it to win it!
Courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum When I first met the duo behind New York City Museum-a-Thon, they told