Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

The reasons for building shipping container homes are diverse and include the fact that these containers are globally ...

McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A new opportunity has come along for North Texans struggling to pay their rents and mortgages. The City of McKinney is about to break ground on a large neighborhood of ...

It's amazing how much mileage architects manage to get from the humble shipping container, with notable designs ranging from ...

With millions of shipping containers lying empty at ports around the world, it may seem like repurposing them to construct buildings would be a clear environmental winner. The reality of building with ...

There’s something about shipping container buildings that gets people excited. Perhaps it’s seeing something so mundane and functional become beautiful and personal? Or witnessing Tetris-like blocks ...

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 ...