Because of their different advantages over conventional building materials, specialised shipping containers are becoming increasingly popular among architects, builders, and clients. The fact that ...

In the beginning of the recession, shipping containers began stacking up on American shores. Architects saw an opportunity to recycle these relatively cheap building materials into homes and other ...

Thinking inside of the box may become the newest trend for creative thinkers thanks to this new 12-unit office and studio building called the “Box Office.” Constructed of 32 shipping containers, the ...

One of those 40-foot steel boxes integral to international trade is finding new life as a net-zero energy, zero-waste office space in Midtown. Eight solar panels provide electricity. An atmospheric ...

Shipping container architecture is certainly not a new concept. We've seen it used for everything from a to . But that doesn't make it any less interesting when stackable shipping containers are used ...

reporting from Kaohsiung, Taiwan — They’re used as roadside betel nut stands. Tool sheds for farms. And increasingly, as houses, offices, retail showrooms and restaurants. They’re the 40-foot steel ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ A Zanesville man has introduced tiny, indestructible homes as part of a growing homeowner trend. Dow Cameron, 25, founded Cameron Custom Containers in 2025 to transform drab, utilitarian ...

This story was originally published by Curbed before it joined New York Magazine. You can visit the Curbed archive at archive.curbed.com to read all stories published before October 2020. Shipping ...

A record-breaking number of shipping containers are backlogged at LA ports as supply-chain woes continue. But after 15 to 20 years of carrying freight, some containers "retire" into a second life. See ...