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!
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
8 of NYC’s Spookiest Crypts and Catacombs
New York City may not be as old as some the cities in Europe, whose catacombs and crypts have become
What’s This Mini Police Station Doing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn?
In the Hasidic Jewish area of Williamsburg, you may see a miniature police station that might look straight out of
Ever Been Inside the Hull of a Cargo Ship? Now’s Your Chance!
New York is New York because it sits at the edge of one of the world’s best harbors. For
Photos Inside Connecticut’s Abandoned Poli Palace Theater
In cities across America, glamorous theaters of a golden age gone by stand as relics to the past. These palaces
The Top 15 Secrets of The Frick Collection in NYC
“The Met is admired, but the Frick is beloved,” says architecture critic Paul Goldberger, comparing New York City’s largest
10 Indoor Public Spaces to Escape the Heat Wave in NYC
A heat wave is here in New York City, with high temperatures forecasted to reach nearly 100 degrees this weekend.