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 ...

Brazilian company Inovare Container transforms shipping containers into functional spaces like businesses and homes. Freight crates have become a preferred choice for those looking to save a few bucks ...

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 ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A one-of-a-kind office park in Fort Worth is starting to take shape. Box Office Warehouse Suites is made entirely of shipping containers. It is located in the heart of the ...

Wanted: New homes for over 2,000 massive metal shipping containers that once served as a makeshift barrier at Arizona's southern border. Price: $500 to $2,000 each. They may come with stains, rust, ...

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 ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A collection of 40 shipping containers will be pieced together to create a unique kind of office space that is also good for the environment. Work on the structure gets ...

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 ...

Set within a grassy park, the temporary Container Stack Pavilion makes up for its lack of surrounding shade with the long cantilevered overhangs of the yellow containers perpendicularly stacked atop ...

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 ...