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
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Splayed shipping containers form Joshua Tree Residence conceived by James Whitaker
An office comprising a cluster of angled shipping containers, proposed for a site in Germany by James Whitaker but never realised, is now being built as a home in the California desert. More
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Freight Farms allows crops to be grown inside shipping containers
Freight Farms, a startup that has found a way to grow crops inside shipping containers, features in the latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series. More
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Shipping-container architecture is stacked up on one of our Pinterest boards
As architects continue to incorporate shipping containers into their projects, we've updated our Pinterest board to reflect the ongoing trend. Highlights include floating student housing in Copenhagen by BIG and an Indonesian hillside house topped by a tiled container. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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LOT-EK uses shipping containers to overhaul Brooklyn carriage house
American studio LOT-EK has used brightly painted, metal cargo containers to create a vertical enclosure and a rooftop penthouse for an urban residence owned by a creative couple in New York. More
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Budi Pradono tops hillside house in Lombok with tilted shipping container
A shipping container appears to be slipping away from the top of this house on the island of Lombok, designed by Indonesian architect Budi Pradono. More
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Simon Astridge stacks shipping containers to create backyard London office
UK architect Simon Astridge has used shipping containers, exposed plasterwork and clay lighting to create the offices and showroom for a London tile manufacturer. More
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Modpools repurposes used shipping containers as swimming pools and hot tubs
Canadian company Modpools has converted standard, metal cargo containers into pools and jacuzzis that can be installed above or below ground. More
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Scott Whitby Studio transforms shipping container into "caution cinema"
Scott Whitby Studio has used over 1,000 foam pyramids to transform a shipping container into a pop-up cinema where port workers can be taught vital health and safety information. More
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Stacked shipping containers house bedrooms at Vietnam hostel by TAK Architects
Brightly painted shipping containers are stacked one on top of the other to house bunk beds at this hostel in Nha Trang, which also features aerial bridges and giant communal hammocks. More