CRG Architects, which has offices in China and Nigeria, revealed its plans to make multistory multifamily dwellings made out of brightly painted shipping containers. According to Dezeen, the firm ...

A collection of slide-projector film cards sit on LOT-EK cofounder Ada Tolla’s desk, rich with images of the first shipping container depot she and her partner, Giuseppe Lignano, found themselves in ...

Hong Kong based architectural firm A Work of Substance has recently transformed four shipping containers into a stunning two-story office suite. The project will be used as a marketing suite, and ...

Patrick Tupas, right, with his wife, Maria Real-Tupas, who is holding their dog Moon Moon Fitzgerald, sit in the living room at their shipping container apartment in Phoenix. “It doesn’t even feel ...

The most innovative spaces and residences tend to be futuristic or ultra-contemporary buildings that look like they are straight out of Aeon Flux. But when you think of innovative architecture, it isn ...

In a bid to bolster the importance of sustainable development, General Motors is building a tiny urban homestead out of a recycled shipping container in Detroit. Along with the Michigan Urban Farming ...

LOT-EK’s Sunlitan South is one part of a larger retail and living center in Beijing. Master planned by The Oval Partnership for Swire Properties, the project also features building designed by ...

From tiny houses to apartment buildings, art galleries and more, architects never seem to tire of experimenting with shipping containers. This neat example of the metal boxes' versatility consists of ...

Shipping containers, originally designed to transport goods across oceans, have evolved far beyond their primary purpose. Their durability and adaptability have made them a popular choice for a myriad ...

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