Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

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 ...

DENNIS ODA / FEB. 4 The City Council is backing efforts to convert shipping containers for use as low-cost housing. The group FACE Hawaii (Faith Action for Community Equity) has had a modified ...

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 ...

Shipping containers, originally designed to transport goods across oceans, have evolved far beyond their primary purpose.