World's tallest shipping-container building to be built in London
Patalab Architecture has won approval to build a nine-storey office block from shipping containers, which will be the world's tallest building made from the modular structures. More
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Dixon Jones designs sculptural shipping-container building for Edinburgh
Architecture studio Dixon Jones and sculptor David Mach have collaborated on a proposal for an event space and marketing suite in Edinburgh, which will be made from a stack of bright red shipping containers. More
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TRS Studio envisions shipping containers as affordable housing in Peru
Two shipping containers are joined together and topped by an angular polycarbonate extension in this conceptual design for low-cost housing by Peruvian firm TRS Studio. More
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Shipping container micro-housing proposed for City of the Dead in Cairo
Architects Mouaz Abouzaid, Bassel Omara and Ahmed Hammad have proposed creating micro homes from shipping containers, called Sheltainers, for people living in Cairo's cemeteries. More
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Atelier Let's enlivens basketball courts in Taiwan with shipping-container pavilion
Cool Cool Seaside is a pavilion made from three raised shipping containers, which provides shelter for two basketball courts in a square near the docks of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. More
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SDI showcases WRKkit flexible office system as life-size kit of parts
Canadian design studio SDI has presented its WRKkit concept for adaptable offices at IDS Toronto, using a booth modelled on a giant DIY toy. More
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WEDEW turns air into drinking water by creating artificial clouds in shipping container
A team led by US architect David Hertz has developed an energy-efficient technology for harvesting fresh drinking water from the air, which is contained within a shipping container for easy transport. More
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Park House envisions converting multi-storey car parks into apartment blocks
Our latest MINI Living video features a conceptual housing project, with houses made from shipping containers placed within repurposed multi-storey parking garages. More
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Kengo Kuma stacks shipping containers to create drive-through Starbucks in Taiwan
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has stacked 29 recycled shipping containers to make a Starbucks coffee shop alongside a shopping centre in Hualien, Taiwan. More
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Shipping container converted into porters' lodge for Cambridge University college
Cambridge University college Hughes Hall has a new reception building – a converted shipping container designed by local studio Neubau. More
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JBAD repurposes shipping container as MicroTower parking attendant booth
This bright red tower in Columbus, Ohio, is constructed from a shipping container turned vertically and serves as a booth for a parking attendant. More
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Containerwerk showcases potential of using shipping containers for housing
The founders of Containerwerk discuss the benefits of building with recycled shipping containers in this movie Dezeen filmed for the German start-up company at Milan design week. More
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Shipping container village by Julius Taminiau offers space for startups in Amsterdam
Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has created a temporary startup hub using shipping containers in an Amsterdam science park. More
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Rabih Geha Architects recreates shipping container aesthetic in Beirut nightclub
Rabih Geha Architects has used layers of perforated steel to divide up the interior of a nightclub on the waterfront of Beirut, Lebanon. More
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MB Architecture constructs university building from shipping containers in one day
American firm MB Architecture has used shipping containers to quickly and cheaply build a media lab for Bard College in New York's Hudson Valley. More
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Studio Edwards uses shipping containers to create getaway on Australia's Great Ocean Road
A trio of shipping containers has been converted into a weekend retreat set on stilts on a hillside overlooking Australia's Otway Coast by Melbourne practice Studio Edwards. More
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Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam
A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past. More
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Carlos Cruz-Diez creates rainbow chambers inside shipping container on Miami Beach
A series of works by artist Carlos Cruz-Diez, including a shipping container illuminated by gradients of coloured light, were installed on the sand during Miami art week. More
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Qatar's shipping-container football stadium can be taken apart and reassembled after the match
Modified shipping containers are being used to construct Fenwick Iribarren Architects' Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha for the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. More
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LOT-EK slices shipping-container stack to form Williamsburg home
New York studio LOT-EK has built a family home in Brooklyn by stacking shipping containers, and cutting them at an angle to create terraces stepped down its back. More
