The clothing company Aether's retail store in San Francisco, part of the city's Proxy development, is made out of three shipping containers. (James Florio) Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of ...

Shipping containers aren't much more than steel boxes. But they have become increasingly valuable during the worldwide supply chain crisis. At any time, there are some 30 million shipping containers ...

The housing market, like any other, experiences its share of trends. One minute, potential homebuyers want town homes and in another, they want tiny homes. In times of better economic standing, the ...

As of Tuesday, 77 container ships were waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Most container ships like these hold between 10,000 and 21,000 20-foot standard shipping containers, ...

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More than just a steel cube that’s designed to go from A to B and back again, there are various applications of customized refrigerated shipping containers for purposes beyond shipping—especially for ...

Marshall Shorts stands outside the art gallery shipping container. A new arts space in Columbus’ King-Lincoln District will transform shipping containers into unique showcases for local artists ...

Ah, the unassuming shipping container. It's really nothing more than a big steel box with a couple of doors. At any given time, millions of containers are piled on ships plying the world's waterways.

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 ...