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!
NYC’s Elizabeth Street Garden Likely to Be Demolished to Make Way for Housing Development
Image via Curtis + Ginsberg Architects Nolita’s Elizabeth Street Garden — a community green space that occupies roughly one acre between
Photos: NYC’s Iconic Ziegfeld Theatre Renovated
Image courtesy Ziegfeld Ballroom by Hechler Photography In early 2016, New York City’s historic Ziegfeld Theatre closed its doors
10 Abandoned Places to Discover in Manhattan, NYC
The main floor of the auditorium is now used as storage for a furniture store. Photo by After the Final
Inside Paul Rudolph’s Iconic Modulightor Building in NYC
“Architecture is one of the few subjects I cannot detach myself from emotionally,” Harold Ross, New Yorker editor, wrote in
11 of the Quirkiest Vending Machines You Can Find in NYC
As a major cultural hub, New York City is known for its innovation and technology: in a past feature, we
NYC’s Iconic Watchtower Sign in Brooklyn Heights Comes Down
On the Brooklyn waterfront for the past 70 years, the iconic Watchtower sign has stood on top of the former
See Stunning Photos and Video of Vessel Topping Out in NYC’s Hudson Yards
Image via Related-Oxford It’s been eight months since construction first broke ground, but the massive, Thomas Heatherwick-designed
1950s Mural, Housed in Former Bank Building in Chelsea, Could Be Lost to Time
The lobby of the former HSBC bank building A mural depicting New York City in the 1800s may soon be
NYC’s IRT Powerhouse on West 59th Street Gets Landmark Status
According to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the vote to designate the power station was unanimous. The decision clears a 41-
54 LinkNYC Fun Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About NYC
We recently took notice of all the NYC fun facts LinkNYC was sharing with all the passersby. While some were
Empire State Dairy in East New York Designated a NYC Landmark
East New York’s Empire State Dairy, a beautifully tiled complex that once processed milk and made ice cream, could
Zero Waste Design Guidelines: Towards A More Sustainable NYC
Yesterday, Open House New York concluded its year-long series, Getting to Zero exploring New York City’s waste management