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!
Explore the Ralph Walker Designed Lobby of NYC’s First Art Deco Skyscraper
Lower Manhattan is a treasure trove of New York City architectural history, containing many of Manhattan’s first skyscrapers and
The Top 10 Secrets of the Jane Hotel in NYC
There’s something very Wes Anderson about the Jane Hotel. Beyond the eclectic shabby chic interior, the check-in desk is
NYC Makers: Meet the Female Architect who Rappels Off NYC’s Most Famous Buildings
In our latest NYC Makers profile, we interview Elyse Marks, a restoration architect who is a Studio Head at CANY
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The Abandoned Miller Air Field on Staten Island [PHOTOS]
In New Dorp, Staten Island, on the southeastern waterfront of the borough is a decommissioned airfield used for half a
New Video Series Unforgotten Showcases the New York State Pavilion
A new video series by artist Aaron Asis, who is also our new Artist in Residence at Untapped Cities, goes
Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Birthplace is Now a Chinese Take-Out
Though the Vanderbilts would make their mark with sumptuous mansions along Fifth Avenue and along the Eastern seaboard, the family
Last Day to Check Out 42nd Street Shuttle Before Major Renovation Begins
Today is the last day to check out the 42nd Street S shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central before
Renovation in Penn Station Reveals Elements from Demolished 1910 Station
“One entered the city like a god. One scuttles in now like a rat.” It’s the famous quote by
Underground Railroad Building in Downtown Brooklyn at Risk of Demolition
New York City is full of sites purported to have been stops on the Underground Railroad, a system of safe
New Exhibit Explores Creative Designs for Tiny, Underutilized Lots in NYC
New York City is facing an affordable housing crisis and it is going to take innovative new ideas to solve
See the Ritzy Historic Details Inside NYC’s Broad Exchange Building
The landscape of New York City’s Financial District contains some of the city’s most impressive and oldest architecture,
Old Kosciuszco Bridge Becomes Artificial Reef off Fire Island, Long Island
In 2017, we watched as the Kosciuszco Bridge between Queens and Brooklyn was demolished, barged down the East River in
