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!
10 Fun Facts About the New Essex Market, Open Today
Photo by Fay Wong Last weekend, after nearly eighty years in operation, the Lower East Side’s Essex Street Market
New Book Documents The Rise and Tragic Fall of NYC’s Original Penn Station
The new book New York’s Original Penn Station: The Rise and Tragic Fall of an American Landmark by Paul
10 Quiet Places to Escape the Noise in NYC
People often think that living in New York City means giving up access to the quiet and peaceful. Indeed, for
Sotheby’s Opens Redesigned Galleries for Museum-Like Visiting Experience
Sotheby’s has just unveiled an ambitious expansion and redesign of its headquarters at 1334 York Avenue at 72nd Street,
NYC Makers: A Q&A with Richard Southwick, Architect for the TWA Hotel
Welcome to the new Untapped Cities series, NYC Makers, where we profile the city’s movers and shakers – the people
10 Art Deco Architectural Gems of Mexico City
At Untapped Cities, we’re bringing back a semi-regular column of explorations outside of New York City shared by
5 of the Most Unusual Places in Brooklyn from the 2nd Edition of Secret Brooklyn: An Unusual Guide
Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young and CEO Augustin Pasquet (who moonlights as a photographer when called) are the authors of
Experience NYCxDesign with Untapped Cities + Design Trust for Public Space at the New El-Space in Long Island City
Running through New York City there are approximately 300 miles of linear elevated tracks, from above-ground subways, and bridges
Join a Smart Cities Tour and Workshop on the Footprint of Architect Joseph Lluís Sert
The third annual Smart Cities New York conference will take place this year from May 13-16, with opening day
10 of NYC’s Oldest Libraries and Their Secret Histories
Photo courtesy of The Morgan Library & Museum New York City libraries are renowned for their gorgeous architecture, vast collections
Contactless Payment in the NYC Subway is About to Launch Replacing the MetroCard (Eventually)
The MTA is about to launch the test phase of a contactless payment system in the New York City subway