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 ...

How Corpus Christi approaches a proposal to use shipping containers for affordable housing may set a precedent citywide. The concept proposed by developer Bryan Johnson would employ steel shipping ...

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The lumber shortage and price increases on other building materials have forced many builders to think outside the box when it comes to living conditions. A company in Minnesota has created a home ...

PHOENIX — Some shipping containers that once stood on Arizona’s border to keep people out are now being converted into tiny homes that welcome people in. Wholistic Transformation, a Tucson, Arizona, ...

Faced with the urgent need to create safe housing in the middle of the pandemic, Newark has decided to use retrofitted shipping containers to shelter people living on the streets. The city has ...

A Texas couple spent $60k building their dream home in a charming rural area near their big city hometown — using just two 40 ft. shipping containers. Lexi Newkirk, 24, and her husband, Diego, 25, ...

Like many curious children, Paul Rathnam’s kids love to play with cardboard boxes, building creative structures out of the empty packaging. Rathnam sees a parallel between their recreation and what he ...

Merriman Anderson/Architects has designed an apartment complex made out of shipping containers in southeast Dallas. According to a report by The Dallas Morning News, the firm has designed some of ...

LAKELAND — The Lakeland City Commission approved several land development code changes related to shipping containers and affordable housing. The commission on Monday unanimously approved six ...

Following the recent Colo Crossings shipping container-based house comes a completely different container-based project, underlining the flexibility of the metal boxes. Located in Austin, Texas, The ...