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 ...

More than 21,000 shipping containers arrive in the United States on a daily basis. Many of them originate in China, where it is cheaper to build new containers than to ship them back after their ...

Carl showcases his modern shipping container home by Relevant Buildings in Oregon. Spanning 900 sqft, the design features two off-set 40-ft used containers and a site-built 8-ft bridge, which provides ...

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 ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The housing world has never been constant. Every other time, something new comes up and takes over the space. One that has marked its ...

What Is a Shipping Container Home? A shipping container home is a residence that uses a gently used or one-time-use shipping container as the exterior shell of a home. Instead of building a structure ...

From the forests of the Cascade Mountains outside Seattle to the countryside in Lille, France, these dwellings prove that ...

Tiny homes can be luxurious and still cost so little. This specific build is a container transformed into what could be a future house for the next owner. It is packed with everything someone would ...