Matter Architecture Projects’ Veterans Day installation, Peace and Quiet, has opened in Times Square. Situated across from an Army recruiting station, the project is a “dialogue station” where veterans and civilians can share conversation in a peaceful space.

The legendary Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisc., owns 1.5 million pieces of wood type—all of which must now be boxed up. The owners of the building that bears Hamilton’s name are forcing the move, prompting a fundraising effort to cover costs.

Printed Matter, the legendary New York nonprofit dedicated to artist-made books, was especially hard hit by Hurricane Sandy’s floodwaters. It’s now fundraising to urgently digitize parts of its archive damaged by mold and water.

Designer Anthony Burrill, part of Graphic Design: Now in Production (now on view at the Hammer), offers a look at his bookshelf and titles ranging from a 1946 wood type catalogue to a book of Yasaburo Kuwayama trademarks.

Apple has been granted a patent on rounded corners for rectangular electronic devices. “It’s tempting to think that patents are becoming more absurd,” writes Christopher Mims, “but that would be a mistake.”

Japan’s Kenya Hara has commissioned 11 designers—including Shigeru Ban and Atelier Bow-Wow—to build dog houses. Hara’s Architecture for Dogs features custom canine houses tailored for breeds including the bichon frise, shiba inu, and pug.

In honor of Election Day, Architizer takes a look at the various styles of voting booths worldwide. Though seemingly unimportant,”the voting booth empowers the individual to exercise his or her right to elect their own leaders–and that’s quite an achievement.”

Visionary architect/theorist Lebbeus Woods passed away Tuesday at age 72. Melding the worlds of science fiction and speculative design, he “favored big-concept paper projects over the quotidian limitations of brick and mortar,” writes Suzanne LaBarre.