Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Over in Brazil, a local architecture studio, Plano Livre, ...

An incredibly modern woodland escape that is made entirely from shipping containers has hit the market in Northern Michigan—providing a unique and chic hideaway that is asking just $579,900. “Nestled ...

For Zack and Brie Smithey, the smell of old tires will be forever associated with home. "It reminds me of the beginning stages of the construction here," he said, in the couple's dream home in St.

Work is scheduled to begin Tuesday on the first single-family home built of shipping containers in Columbus. The nonprofit agency Nothing Into Something Real Estate plans to break ground on the first ...

Shipping containers are so common they often blend into the background, but these humble 20 (or 40)-foot metal boxes are a recent invention, and we can thank (or curse) them for creating the modern ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An increasingly popular type of building in places like Australia, New Zealand and Amsterdam is sprouting up here in South Florida. What are these buildings made out of? Actual ...

The Pad, a hotel and hostel in Colorado, has opened ahead of the winter skiing season. The Pad is made out of 18 shipping containers, a popular alternative to traditional construction. Its hostel ...

We've covered a lot of shipping container-based architecture projects but this one, by New York City and Naples-based firm Lot-ek, is larger than most. Named Drivelines Studios, it's a residential ...