"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Shipping container homes aren't a new trend, but with soaring real estate prices, they're having their ...

MB Architecture was commissioned to design a vacation home for a family of five on a limited budget. The firm used six shipping containers to create a four bedroom house that it says was significantly ...

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 ...

More than 21,000 shipping containers arrive in the United States on a daily basis. Many of them originate in China, where it is cheaper to build new containers than to ship them back after their ...

Shipping containers may seem like a sustainable construction material, but are they actually eco-friendly? Many people don't want a heavily-used... Shipping container buildings may be cool — but ...