What Are Those Tiny Thermometers on NYC Subway Ceilings?
Guerilla art? Buttons? Find out exactly what these tiny thermometers on the NYC subway are used for!
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!
Carnegie Hall, arguably the most famous concert hall in the world, has had its fair share of architectural alterations and
Brooklyn’s waterfront neighborhood of DUMBO was once a bustling hub of industry in the 19th-century. The cobblestone streets now
Hart Island is one of the city’s most beautiful and mysterious places. It serves as New York City’s
Presented by the American Institute of Architects New York (AIA), Cocktails & Conversation is a series of dialogues about design
Twenty years in the making, the new Hunters Point Library in Long Island City will open this upcoming Tuesday, September
The eagles from the original Penn Station are near and dear to our hearts here at Untapped Cities. We’ve
Central Park‘s North End will be getting a much-needed restoration and reconstruction, and the much-beleaguered Lasker Rink & Pool
There are many superlatives possible when looking at New York City’s cemeteries — largest, smallest, most-filmed in. Today, we place
From Manning’s to Blackwell to Welfare to Roosevelt, this 2.5 mile strip of New York City has gone
Hunters Point Library, Steven Holl Architects, Photo by Paul Warchol, Courtesy Steven Holl Architects Each day in the month of
What is your favorite New York City building? Which one(s) do you passionately detest? Often times, those most loved
Is it possible to have an architecturally significant airport terminal, literally hidden in plain sight? It is, if it’s
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