Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those large shipping crates that we see traveling the seas only take one trip sometimes. Thankfully, most of them become something ...

Shipping containers have been retrofitted to become homes, hotels, dorms, and transitional housing for people facing homelessness. But in the Czech Republic, they are now the foundation of a ...

The real housing crisis didn’t happen in the early 2000s. It’s happening right now, as both Canada and the U.S. find that the need for affordable housing is growing more and more desperate every day.

When homeowner Rosie dreams, she dreams big. Yet her home is anything but. Totaling only 60 square meters, her off-grid home is made from shipping containers, creating an environment that transports ...

Functioning a little like oversized Lego, the versatility of shipping containers ensures that architects never run out of ideas for using them as building blocks. This example, designed by Atelier-r, ...

Smart, collapsible shipping containers at the Port of Mobile are cutting truck traffic, saving fuel and turning empty cargo ...

Modpools takes single-use shipping containers and makes them into customizable (and transportable) backyard pools for families. There are some truly creative ways to recycle and/or repurpose materials ...