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 ...

After his longtime home was damaged in Hurricane Irma, a local artist/collector made the "impractical" choice to patchwork ...

Newark is among a growing number of cities turning to an unconventional solution for the housing shortage — shipping containers. Normally used to transport goods and merchandise on massive cargo ships ...

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OGDEN — Ogden officials are launching efforts to see whether storage units have a place in the city's residential neighborhoods as a six-story apartment building in Salt Lake City made of repurposed ...

In the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles, a new affordable multifamily housing project using shipping containers resulted in 24 micro-units for formerly unhoused residents, according to Fast Company. ...

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 ...

A new entertainment and hospitality complex in Austin, The Pitch, has been made out of repurposed shipping containers. Designed by the Austin-based firm Mark Odom Studio, The Pitch consists of 23 ...

COURTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Courtland Township Fire Department is constructing a new training facility using shipping containers to provide realistic fire scenarios for its members at a fraction ...

Spain's Fenwick Iribarren Architects has completed a novel design for the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup soccer championship in Qatar. Named the 974 Stadium, it's designed to be relatively easy to ...

Small business owners are repurposing shipping containers. In this article we'll be delving into the why and the how ...