Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Over in Brazil, a local architecture studio, Plano Livre, ...

Shipping containers are so common they often blend into the background, but these humble 20 (or 40)-foot metal boxes are a recent invention, and we can thank (or curse) them for creating the modern ...

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

One of the most common uses for shipping containers is secure onsite storage. Construction companies, warehouses and retailers rely on them for tools, machinery and inventory. Their portability means ...

We've covered a lot of shipping container-based architecture projects but this one, by New York City and Naples-based firm Lot-ek, is larger than most. Named Drivelines Studios, it's a residential ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An increasingly popular type of building in places like Australia, New Zealand and Amsterdam is sprouting up here in South Florida. What are these buildings made out of? Actual ...

Malcolm McLean may be the most important person you’ve never heard of. His claim to fame? Inventing a box. But not just any box. McLean—a high school-educated truck driver from North Carolina—came up ...

A food hall made from 21 rehabbed shipping containers expects to open Memorial Day weekend. Detroit Shipping Co. started as a drawing on a napkin during a date night in 2015, and now the $3.1 million ...

Mary Jo Knapik is building what appears to be only the second shipping container house in the Chicago area. Her house, under construction in Westmont, follows one a St. Charles couple finished last ...

An incredibly modern woodland escape that is made entirely from shipping containers has hit the market in Northern Michigan—providing a unique and chic hideaway that is asking just $579,900. "Nestled ...

A unique property nestled in the heart of a small New Hampshire town is attracting a strong crowd of potential buyers with a taste for the high end and the eclectic. Made entirely from 15 shipping ...