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!
That’s So Meta! These Benches on Roosevelt Island are Shaped Like It!
On our Archtober tour of Roosevelt Island’s architecture led by our Chief Experience Officer Justin Rivers, Judith Berdy, President
Property Line Markers in NYC Sidewalks Offer Crossing Only By Permission
You’ve probably stepped on one of these metal private property line markers on the sidewalks of New York City
Behind the Design of the New Washington Monument Entrance and Visitor Facility
“It was the most daunting design challenge of my career,” says Hany Hassan, partner and director of the Washington, D.
Exploring the Abandoned Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital in New York
At the former site of the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital in Middletown, New York, there are signs of both decay
We Climbed to the Top of the Washington Square Park Arch!
In 2019, the Untapped New York team had the honor of climbing up the Washington Square Park arch, the iconic
Tin Pan Alley on 28th Street Designated NYC Landmark
Within the former Tenderloin district, Tin Pan Alley was the tiny sliver of a block of 28th Street between Broadway
Inside Abandoned Fairfield Hills State Psychiatric Hospital in Newtown, Connecticut
In Newtown, Connecticut stands the ruins of a stately psychiatric hospital. The Fairfield Hills State Hospital opened in 1931, with
Saving the Abandoned Port Morris Gantries in the Bronx
New York City’s remaining gantries loom like industrial relics, reminding us of a once bustling waterfront where railroads and
Redesigned 80th Floor of the Empire State Building Opens Today
All photos in slideshow and header image courtesy Empire State Building The newly redesigned 80th floor of the Empire State
Iconic Watchtower Sign in Brooklyn Replaced with WELCOME Sign
All photos by Will Femia. Header image: CIM Group/LIVWRK. For nearly half a century until 2017, the WATCHTOWER sign
The Manhattan Bridge Globes Have Begun to Reappear
In early October, we reported that the “globes” on the Manhattan Bridge were being removed and replaced. Technically called spheres,
Behind the Design: Photos Inside Lang Architecture
The team at Lang Architecture is creating a new approach to designing, and developing, buildings. Through our Untapped New York