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!
11 Abandoned Places to Discover in Queens, NYC
RKO Keith’s Theater. Photo courtesy of After The Final Curtain We’ve brought you abandoned places to see on
History of NYC’s Fabbri Mansion: From the Vanderbilts to An Italian Duchy
The Upper East Side Edith Fabbri Mansion has a rich, and surprisingly complex international history, reaching back to the history
Fun Maps: Central Park Conservancy Creates NYC Fall Foliage Map
Image courtesy of Central Park Conservancy Central Park is home to about 20,000 types of trees, and now that
Design Architects Announced for The New Museum’s $85 Million Expansion
The New Museum, New York City’s only dedicated contemporary art museum, is gearing up for its next phase of
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Joe’s Pub & The Public Theater
Located at Astor Place, it’s hard to miss the red-bricked building of The Public Theater. A theater “of, by,
Kew Gardens Jail Complex in Queens May Serve as an Alternative to NYC’s Rikers Island
A group of Queens City Council members have urged Mayor Bill de Blasio “to locate a new community-based jail” at
10 Abandoned Places to Discover on Staten Island, NYC
It’s no surprise that New York City is filled with abandoned places, as evidenced by our “Abandoned NYC column.
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Hidden Wurlitzer Organ in NYC’s LIU Gym
Sitting in the basement of LIU Brooklyn is the monstrous Wurlitzer 4/26 orchestral organ. Built in 1928, this model
330,000-Square-Foot Office Building on Staten Island’s Teleport Campus Breaks Ground in NYC
Plan for Corporate Commons Three at Staten Island’s Teleport Campus. Rendering courtesy of New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Why is There a Christopher Columbus Statue in NYC’s Most Famous Traffic Circle?
Columbus Circle sits in the southwest corner of Central Park. A 70-foot statue of infamous Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, stands
Latest Renderings for Kearny Point, New Jersey’s Former Shipyard Being Transformed into a Small Business Hub
As a teaser for our tour of Kearny Point — the former shipyard, poised to become New Jersey’s counterpoint to
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Floyd Bennett Field
Nestled deep in Brooklyn on Barren Island sits Floyd Bennett Field. The once legendary airport opened in 1931 as New