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!
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
Ridgewood Reservoir Named on the National Register of Historic Places
Inside the Brooklyn Aqueduct. Photo by Brendan Clinch (2016) A few days ago, the Ridgewood Reservoir was listed on the
Renderings of Essex Crossing’s The Market Line, to Become NYC’s Largest Marketplace
All renderings courtesy The Market Line We’ve been keeping tabs on the progress of the Lower East Side’s
A History of NYC Revealed in Mike Wallace’s Greater Gotham
New York City today Every New Yorker should own Mike Wallace’s Greater Gotham: A History of New York City
Rejected Designs for Some of the World’s Most Famous Monuments
A city’s identity is defined by many things, whether it is cuisine, arts and culture, history, or the people
Test Stone Pillars for Grand Central Terminal Are Restored in Van Cortlandt Park
Image courtesy Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Walking along the John Kieran Nature Trail, deep in The Bronx’s Van
Lower Manhattan’s 140 Broadway Modernist Building At Risk
In a city founded upon the latest innovations in design and technology, one can expect change to rapidly take place.
Putin Portrait Made From Bullet Casings On View at NYC’s Ukrainian Institute
Art and architecture may not be the first things most westerners would associate with Ukraine. The Eastern European nation has
