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!
Announcing our First Virtual Talk with Artist Aaron Asis!
Join our first live virtual talk with Untapped New York’s Artist in Residence Aaron Asis tomorrow! You may recognize
Photos Inside the New Temporary Hospital at Javits Center
On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the first 1000-bed temporary hospital at the Jacobs K. Javits Convention Center has
Take a Virtual Tour of Grand Central Terminal!
Announcing our first virtual tour! Produced in partnership with Dharcy Video Tours, this 60 minute tour of Grand Central Terminal
Photos of an Empty Brooklyn Bridge During Coronavirus
Ah, the Brooklyn Bridge. At once, perhaps the most iconic image of New York City and until recently, the most
Temporary Hospital Coming to Javits Center For Coronavirus
Over the weekend, approvals came in from the federal government for four temporary hospitals to be built in New York
12 Groundbreaking Hospitals in NYC That Have Closed
1. Goldwater Hospital Tunnels under the former Goldwater Hospital On Roosevelt Island, Goldwater Hospital opened in 1939 as a “monument
Photos of NYC's Eerily Empty Transit Hubs and Streets
Yesterday, Aaron Asis, our Untapped New York Artist in Residence and founder of Unforgotten Films documented the city’s nearly
Photos Inside the Abandoned Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island
In New York City, there are few remnants of the quarantine hospitals that once treated the city’s sick during
NYC's Former Quarantine Islands and Hospitals
1. Bellevue Horse-drawn ambulance at Bellevue Hospital in 1895. Image: Public Domain from Wikimedia Commons Bellevue Hospital, which still exists,
12 Buildings That Should Be Brought Back in NYC
Image from Library of Congress We put out an open call on our Facebook page with the question: “If you
Photos: Take a First Look at Foot Tingling Edge Observation Deck at Hudson Yards
It’s an auspicious day for the opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, weather
Top 10 Secrets of Manhattan's Stunning Central Synagogue
1. Why is the Synagogue’s Architecture in Moorish Revival Style? To people today, it may seem incongruous that a