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!
The Top 10 Secrets About NYC’s Co-op City
A visionary model of cooperation or a planning and architectural nightmare? Co-op City has been viewed both ways, but
NYC’s Sunshine Cinema in the Lower East Side is Slated for Demolition
New York City in losing yet another independent cinema. The Lower East Side’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema, which sits on
Undulating Paths Proposed for NYC’s East River Greenway Project
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier this year plans to move forward with the East River Greenway, a project to
Manhattan’s Largest Solar Panel Farm is Coming to Stuy Town
Stuyvesant Town (known locally as Stuy Town), the apartment complex in the East Village is making additional moves toward becoming
Massive Manufacturing Hub Opens in Building 77 of NYC’s Brooklyn Navy Yard
Rendering of the fully transformed space by Marvel Architects. Courtesy of the NYC Mayor’s Office. The Brooklyn Navy Yard
First Park Section Inside NYC’s Freshkills Landfill Breaks Ground on Staten Island
Image courtesy NYC Parks Yesterday was the groundbreaking of North Park at Freshkills Park on Staten Island, the first section
Fun Maps: Interactive Story Map Highlights 40+ NYC Landmarks Associated With Women’s Suffrage Movement
Interactive story map on the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission page. Image via NYCLPC November 6, 2017 marks a century since
Inside Louis Armstrong NYC Home, a Mid-Century Gem in Queens
Step inside the home of a legendary jazz musician!
10 Historic Ruins and Remnants Inside NYC’s Central Park
Central Park was a grand vision by New York City’s civic leaders, executed by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted
Locate Mark Twain’s Pool Cue at The Players on NYC’s Gramercy Park
There are many treasures in the members-only Players Club in Gramercy Park, whose membership consists of theater industry folks
What If Penn Station & MSG Were Transformed into a Cemetery? From Columbia University DeathLAB
Madison Square Garden, reimagined as a cemetery and public space. All renderings by Mai Abusalih, Eric Giragosian, Min He. There
20 Must-Visit Spots in East Harlem, NYC: An Untapped Cities Guide
The East Harlem neighborhood just north of the Upper East Side, also known as El Barrio, is one of the