SOHO?After a year-long renovation, the Drawing Center officially reopened yesterday. The institute was supposed to reopen last week, but Hurricane Sandy delayed the event. WXY Architecture & Urban Design lead the $10 million makeover, which gives the museum twice the gallery space and an upgraded facade. The Times describes the design as "solid, attractive, and conventional." [CurbedWire Inbox; official]
NEW YORK CITY?Designer Linnaea Tillett has created the lighting schemes on many major city projects?including the new Four Freedoms Park, the Battery, the Brooklyn Navy Yard Visitors Center, and the Brooklyn Public Library?and on November 15, she'll be talking about her work at the Museum of the City of New York. Tillett will be speaking about her influences and experiences working in the city. [CurbedWire Inbox; official and tickets]