All too often, we assume that the container in which we work and live is imposed on us rather than something we craft. In reality, we play an essential role in building and strengthening the ...

This video documents the process of transforming a standard shipping container into a fully functional restaurant valued at ...

With millions of shipping containers lying empty at ports around the world, it may seem like repurposing them to construct buildings would be a clear environmental winner. The reality of building with ...

As shipping containers began stacking up on American shores, architects saw an opportunity to recycle these relatively cheap building materials into homes and other living spaces. In Providence, R ...

We've covered a lot of shipping container-based architecture projects but this one, by New York City and Naples-based firm Lot-ek, is larger than most. Named Drivelines Studios, it's a residential ...

Shipping containers are being transformed to provide housing. Can they be affordable? We are used to seeing shipping containers as a mode of transporting goods by land or sea. We see them on the ...

Inside a chilly warehouse on Salt Lake City’s west side, work is underway on what might be called the bleeding edge of less-conventional affordable housing.

A Malaysian former IT professional founded Singapore's only shipping container hotel chain. Seah Liang Chiang estimates that spent around $700,000 building his chain's first hotel complex. Seah ...