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!
Fun Maps: Interactive Map Shows NYC in the 1980s
Grand Army Plaza in the 1980s. Image via 80s.NYC 80s.NYC is an interactive map that provides a street
The Top 10 Secrets of Lord & Taylor on 5th Avenue in NYC
One of New York City’s most extravagant department store buildings, Lord & Taylor, has been standing tall on Fifth
MTA to Test Subway Platform Screen Doors on the L Train’s 3rd Avenue Station in NYC
In an ongoing effort to improve the New York City subway system, the L Train has been subjected to a
13 LinkNYC Fun Facts To Put the NYC Population Size Into Perspective
Recently, LinkNYC shared with us their list of over 100 NYC Fun Facts that show up every now and again
The Top 10 Secrets of Eldridge Street in the Lower East Side, NYC
When walking down Eldridge Street in the Lower East Side, it’s apparent that this street does not stand out
Celebrate Swedish Design Solutions During NYC’s Archtober 2017
Sweden’s first free zone park for young girls Frizon, Umeå. Image courtesy of Andreas Nilsson In accordance with the
Photos: Inside NYC’s Abandoned Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn’s Barren Island is home to Floyd Bennett Field, New York’s first municipal airport built in 1931. Sections
Vintage NYC Photos: Dismantling of The High Line in 1962
High Line Demolition- crane with wrecking ball mounted on the trestle. Photo by Peter H. Fritsch (1962). Photo courtesy of
TechShop, A 20,500-Sq Ft Advanced Manufacturing Center to Open at NYC’s Brooklyn Army Terminal
Image courtesy of NYCEDC Brooklyn has become one of New York City’s fastest modernizing boroughs, and this innovation in
5 Highlights of the Brooklyn Strand Community Vision
Concept aerial rendering of the Brooklyn Strand. Image credit: WXY architecture + urban design. Brooklyn is one of the most famous
“All the Queens Houses”: Architecture Exhibition on Queens, NYC Explores Identity and Diversity
Mint Green Separated Twins. Woodside, NY. 2016. Photograph by Rafael Herrin-Ferri. Image courtesy of the Architectural League of New
10 of NYC’s Most Memorable Public Art Installations to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of “Art in the Parks”
50 years ago, New York City’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Agency first organized the group outdoor exhibit Sculpture
