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!
You Can Now See Inside the Private Gramercy Park
Gramercy Park is one of those elusive places in New York City, viewable in plain sight but perpetually difficult to
Sad Photographs of 5Pointz, Which is Basically All Demolished
Untapped Cities writer Bhushan Mondkar snapped this photograph of the nearly complete demolition at 5Pointz over Thanksgiving weekend. We’ve
When Holland Tunnel Police Rode in Adorable Miniature “Catwalk” Cars
In the Old Images of New York Facebook group today, a member posted this fabulous image of a Holland Tunnel
6 Cemetery Cities Around the World: City of the Dead, Cuilacan, Woodlawn, Recoleta, Père Lachaise
Conspicuous wealth isn’t limited to life on earth, it seems. There are many amazing examples of architectural masterpieces built
Campaign to Save the Long Island City Clocktower from Demolition
The Long Island City Clocktower building, also known as the Bank of Manhattan building, is under threat of demolition following
Just a Few Tickets Left to our Last Woolworth Building Tour for 2014!
The Woolworth Building is one of New York City’s most famous off-limits landmarks. Though its Byzantine, cathedral-like interior of
Daily What?! What’s This Wild West Style Candy Store Doing in NYC’s Financial District?
You might catch a glimpse of this Wild West-style candy store just outside the entrance to 77 Water Street in
Celebrating the Industrial Past in LA Through Architecture: A Conversation with Eric Owen Moss
New York’s fascination with re-adapting architecture and infrastructure from the industrial era to suit the needs of the “Instagram”
10 Remaining Mews of NYC’s Horse-Drawn Carriage Past
Image from Library of Congress After noticing how many “fake” mews there are around New York, we decided to look
Inside the Women’s National Republican Club in NYC
On Monday, The New York Adventure Club took members inside the Women’s National Republican Club, a gorgeous clubhouse built
The Many Reuses of 5 NYC Houses Part II: Islamic Cultural Center, One If By Land Two if By Sea, Tiny’s, Rag & Bone
Welcome to part two of our series on the reuses of former homes. Today we’ll take a look at
Fun Maps: Ecologist Recreates Manhattan in 3D before 1609
You probably remember this image from 2009 but we thought we’d bring back the TED Talk that explains how
