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!
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
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’
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-
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
