Repeating the word “location” ad nauseum passes wisdom in circles, because that’s the thing that matters. A masterpiece in a subdivision isn’t worth very much. And, more to the point, an underwater ...

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 ...

Portable buildings offer versatile solutions for various needs. These structures can serve as storage, offices, or even homes. With a bit of creativity, a portable building can adapt to any situation.

There are about 120 million shipping containers around the world at any given moment, doing what they were designed to do, which is to encase the oddly sized things that people enjoy (crop tops, ...

A research team has determined just what the impact of cargo containers could be and will present findings at an international conference in June. The goal is to supply structural engineers with ...

“The design concept was just to stack them like they would be in a container yard," architect and designer Douglas Hecker says of the Smoky Park Supper Club. “We wanted that association between the ...

The clothing company Aether's retail store in San Francisco, part of the city's Proxy development, is made out of three shipping containers. (James Florio) Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of ...