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 ...

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 ...

Forget the retrofit of a shipping container into a building for one moment. Designboom showcases the plans of Polish architect Adam Wiercinski to use just the recycled frames of containers to ...

Sonic Steel, the creator of the Mark T, recently completed another notable example of shipping container-based architecture.

This Jenga-like design could make it easier to quickly build housing, office space, and even makeshift hotels after a disaster. Over a decade, the average shipping container may travel over 2 million ...

Officials stress that these containers have “anti-thermal coatings on interior walls and additional ceilings,” to make them suitable for living. However, in a country without reliable electricity for ...

>> 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 ...

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 ...

Shipping containers have a lot of uses outside of getting goods around the world on the backs of ships, trucks and trailers. But I have to admit, I haven't thought about the potential of using one as ...