Two articles look at the two technologies; each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Two articles were published in New York City on September 22 that look at two different forms of housing. In the ...

Shipping containers may seem like a cheap path to a durable modern home, but costs add up when turning a bare metal box into a functional furnished house.

Architect Ben Edwards created a 44m2 boomerang-shaped house using 3 shipping containers connected by an external deck on ...

>> SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE MILWAUKEE RIVER ALONG GREEN BAY ROAD. >> WE WANT SOMETHING THAT’S CONTEMPORARY. WE WANT SOMETHING THAT’S DIFFERENT. >> IS A HOME MADE ALMOST ENTIRELY OUT OF SHIPPING ...

Steel shipping containers are used to crate cargo up and down the Mississippi River and around the world. The Port of New Orleans is filled with the massive steel boxes. This weekend, the New Orleans ...

The cost of housing in the city is making many people think small, to embrace the micro movement that loves to reuse and recycle. Enter the idea of a shipping container as a building — a natural in a ...

Old shipping containers are plentiful in the U.S., and architect Brian Stark knows exactly what to do with them. He began by designing buildings out of old shipping containers, which are scattered ...

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...

Landon and Heather Schlabach run a short-term-rental management firm overseeing 75 properties. Their younger brother, Reece, joined them to flip two shipping containers into secluded retreats. Heather ...