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 ...

MARKLE, Ind. (WANE) — The housing market is booming in northeast Indiana, including a new and unique kind of housing. Partners Mike Grant and Kyle Decot are friends and co-owners of Rock Creek ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A group of Rhode Island teenagers is spending part of their summer giving back to the community in different ways. Members of the Teen Apprentice Program at the Center for ...

BASTROP, Texas — Ellen and Gary Bearicks live in Sugarland, but they are frequently at their property in Bastrop, where they stay in their two shipping containers. “Isn't that a weird idea?” Ellen ...

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 ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The first of the shipping container homes will be ready to move in June 1, but is currently on the market. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Worried they would never be able to afford to build their own home in Brooklyn, architect Michelle Bertomen and contractor David Boyle constructed one out ...

Shipping containers seem to be all the rage these days, and if you’re on the University of Houston campus, there’s one you should check out. The container houses a mobile computing lab that was ...