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!
Photos from Inside the Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital
The hospital complex on the south side of Ellis Island has been closed for over sixty years, but every weekend
Kick-off Archtober at the Opening of "Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture"
Next month marks the eighth annual Archtober (pronounced “ark-tober”), a month long celebration of design and the built environment in
5 NYC Parks That Are Larger Than Central Park
For a city nicknamed the “concrete jungle,” New York City still has a lot of green space. According to the
See Inside the Home Studio of a Westbeth Residence Artist at the Former Bell Labs Compound
Westbeth Artist Housing, a 13-building complex in the West Village, provides dynamic living and working spaces for 384 multi-disciplined artists.
Top 10 Secrets of the National Museum of the American Indian
The extravagant structure that now houses the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian once served as as the
10 Remnants of the Original World Trade Center Still on Site in NYC
When the Twin Towers were attacked on September 11, 2001, Lower Manhattan would be forever altered. Not only did an
Tour the Modernist Architecture of FDR Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island
When FDR Four Freedoms State Park opened in 2012, nearly forty years after work originally started in 1973, it became
See NYC’s Changing Skyline at New Skyscraper Museum Exhibition
New York City’s’s Skyscraper Museum, an architectural museum in downtown Battery Park City, showcases New York City’s
14 Gilded Age Mansions of the Berkshires, Massachusetts
Image courtesy Canyon Ranch Located about three hours north of Manhattan, the Berkshires in Massachusetts was once a prime spot
Go Inside the National Arts Club and Learn about the Life and Legacy of Architect Stanford White
Renowned architect Stanford White left his mark all over New York City. White’s portfolio of work includes many of
New Untapped Cities Tour Goes Behind the Scenes Inside the Brooklyn Army Terminal
The Brooklyn Army Terminal is a 4-million square foot complex in Sunset Park built at the end of World War
10 Fun Facts about the New Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City
Recently, Untapped Cities Insiders were treated to a star-studded tour of the new section of Hunter’s Point South Park