Guggenheim Museum offers new e-books and -essays

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has released e-books of selected museum publications, including the exhibition catalogue of the current show Maurizio Cattelan: All. According to the museum, the Guggenheim is “the first museum to release an exhibition catalogue e-book.” Technically, these digital editions follow traditional book designs as well as allow searching, bookmarking pages, enlarging images, and annotating articles and photos. Additionally, individual essays from past Guggenheim publications are now available for purchase as e-book singles.

Neutra’s Kronish House update: Beverly Hills’ new historic preservation ordinance approved

This past summer we mentioned that Richard Neutra’s Kronish House could be set for demolition — a move fought by Neutra’s son Dion among others. This week the Beverly Hills City Council voted not only to set new rules for demolishing or altering structures at least 45 years old and designed by a “city-recognized architect,” but also to create a landmark designation process through a Cultural Heritage Commission. We’ll have to wait and see if these measures will save the Kronish House.

via LA Times, with a slideshow of “noteworthy structures” both destroyed and mentioned for landmark designation