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 ...

They are the heavy metal boxes dotting properties across the country that have morphed into self-contained coffee shops or boutique food outlets. A second-hand container can be bought for less than $2 ...

Shipping container homes are usually a love them or hate them kind of deal. Fans point out that they offer a potentially sustainable and inexpensive home, while the other side of the argument focuses ...

This post originally appeared on The Wayward Home. Click through the gallery above to see nine model home styles currently on the market. Shipping container homes are an affordable and eco-friendly ...

From tiny houses to apartment buildings, art galleries and more, architects never seem to tire of experimenting with shipping containers. This neat example of the metal boxes' versatility consists of ...

One way to spend time living in a shipping container is to stow away on a box ship bound for Australia. Another is to enroll at Fisk University, where students will be able to live in residential ...

Rectangular, sturdy steel containers are a staple of Newark’s port, but developers are testing a concept that could make them a permanent fixture in some of the city’s residential neighborhoods. A ...