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!
There’s a Floating Prison Barge in NYC off the Bronx
Little known even to New Yorkers, a floating prison barge sits off the shore of Hunts Point in the Bronx.
On This Day in NYC History, February 26, 1993: The World Trade Center Is Bombed
It’s been 25 years since the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, when a rental van carrying a 1,200-pound
44,600 Pound Flood Gates Installed on NYC Tunnels to Protect from Superstorms
If you’ve been on the Queens Midtown Tunnel or the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel recently, you may have noticed
Columbia GSAPP Announces Formation of New Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes
Columbia GSAPP — where Untapped Cities’ founder, Michelle Young, is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture — has recently announced the formation of
Cities 101: What Exactly Are “Subway Signals”?
We’ve all been there. Standing on the platform, peeking down the tunnel to see if we can spot that
See Progress Photos of Track Renewal Updates Inside NYC’s Penn Station
Since the summer of 2017, Amtrak has been working on a series of track renewal projects inside Penn Station as
New York City’s Presidential Haunts from Washington to Trump
A look at NYC sites associated with presidents from the first to the current!
New Exhibit Explores 156 “Weapons” Used to Restrict and Open Access to Urban Space
On January 26, the Center for Architecture hosted the opening of The Arsenal of Exclusion and Inclusion: New York Edition,
5 of NYC’s Largest Solar Energy Projects
Solar generated energy is becoming one of the most common means of heat and electricity production throughout the country. Not
10 Historic Buildings in NYC Repurposed for the Arts
Due to the ever evolving nature of New York City — and the fact that it is built on an island
NYC’s Brooklyn Army Terminal Announces New Micro-manufacturing Hub
All images courtesy NYCEDC The Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) — formerly the U.S.’s largest military supply base — is immersed
How to Survive the L Train Shutdown
For those of us who travel frequently between Manhattan and Brooklyn or the East and West sides, the closure of
