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 ...

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 ...

Engineers and architects have transformed ordinary shipping containers into amazing homes and office spaces around the world. Here are a few of our favorites. With its modern lines and appealing ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ A Zanesville man has introduced tiny, indestructible homes as part of a growing homeowner trend. Dow Cameron, 25, founded Cameron Custom Containers in 2025 to transform drab, utilitarian ...

This story was originally published by Curbed before it joined New York Magazine. You can visit the Curbed archive at archive.curbed.com to read all stories published before October 2020. Shipping ...

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 ...

A record-breaking number of shipping containers are backlogged at LA ports as supply-chain woes continue. But after 15 to 20 years of carrying freight, some containers "retire" into a second life. See ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND – Typically filled with cargo, ...