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!
Go to An Alpine Ski Chalet Without Leaving NYC at Baita at Eataly Flatiron
Photo via Eataly Flatiron It may still be unseasonably warm for fall, but Baita, the ski chalet on Eataly Flatiron’
China-Donated Archway Coming to NYC’s Chinatown in Sunset Park
Rendering of the Friendship Archway at the entrance to Sunset Park’s Chinatown. Rendering courtesy of the NYC Mayor’s
Washington Square Park Secrets: an Untapped Cities Scavenger Hunt
It’s long been the mission of Untapped Cities to help even the most seasoned New York rediscover their city.
Hidden in Plain Sight, the Battery Park Cannon Mount is the Oldest European Artifact in Manhattan, NYC
As major history buffs, we’re constantly on the hunt for remnants of New York City’s storied past. Some
LinkNYC Kiosks Now Display Historic Photos of NYC Neighborhoods
In addition to providing free Wi-Fi, charging ports for phones and amusing fun facts, LinkNYC kiosks have a new
NYC’s Queens Museum Brings Back the Panorama’s Legendary Night Lighting
The Panorama of the City of New York has long been the jewel of the Queens Museum. Commissioned by Robert
Historian Jill Jonnes to Talk About the Future of Penn Station at NYC’s Museum of the City of New York
Jill Jonnes to speak at the Museum of the City of New York. Image courtesy of the Museum of the
New Renderings of NYC’s Domino Sugar Factory Reveal A Domed, Glass Building
Rendering by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism via Landmarks Preservation Commission New renderings of the Domino Sugar Factory give us
NYC’s Ebbets Field Is Moving to California (Kind of)
We all have hobbies, maybe you like photography or baking, or maybe you just spent 3.8 million dollars on
NYC’s Ambitious Pier 55 Project Is Back On
Image via Pier55, Inc./Heatherwick Studio. Renderings by Luxigon. In 2014, a brand new $250 million project that would bring
10 of NYC’s Most Outrageous Never Built Architectural Projects
Today’s New York City is filled with impressive architectural feats and beloved buildings that New Yorkers couldn’t picture
Spot the Twin Towers on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
If you examine the intricate, stone facade of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, you might notice something out
