Container architecture is an alternative approach to the prefabricated building, it is quick to setup and low-cost, and offers custom, eco-friendly solutions.

As containerized development is slowly becoming the norm, container architecture is penetrating farther into various areas of IT, such as storage, networking, and security.

Shigeru Ban Architects have launched Phase Two of their ongoing Disaster Relief Projects for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan this spring. Using existing shipping containers of 20 ...

The new film ‘We Start With the Things We Find’ illuminates the vision of LOT-EK’s architects to create sustainable communities by upcycling some of the world’s 180 million shipping ...

Shipping Container Architecture From Studio 804 Makes Sense Students build 12 units of housing for the homeless in a time of need.

On the face of it, shipping container-based architecture can seem like a pretty bad idea. The metal boxes are cramped, offer no insulation, and often require heavy modification to be of any use ...

Of course, a container-based architecture isn’t without challenges. Back-pressure effects with dependent services and the complexity of managing different services are two examples.

Step inside the Container Guest House, a 320 m² sustainable micro-home designed by Poteet Architects in San Antonio, Texas. What began as a creative experiment became a stunning example of adaptive ...

Shipping containers continue to provide inspiration to architects and Colo Crossings is definitely one of the better examples of container architecture we've seen. It takes the form of a neat ...

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. After chronicling local efforts of shipping container architects like Peter DeMaria, let’s head to West Coast Green, currently being held at ...

Recycling materials to build with is becoming increasingly acceptable and encouraged as the world moves towards greener architecture This book features creative container architecture and also focuses ...

Jure Kotnik, an architect based out of Slovenia, is most well known for his recent book called Container Architecture as well as a number of completed cargotecture projects. The traveling architecture ...