In the 1950s, Malcolm McLean developed a modular design that would simplify the loading and offloading of ships, boxing up goods for easier loading and unloading between trains, trucks and boats ...
Ever wonder what it would be like to work on a container ship, traveling across the Earth's oceans and seeing its cities from a new perspective? Canadian photographer and sailor Jeffrey Tsang ...
Lifting cargo ships out of boat yards in the water up onto adjacent land, a Dutch design firm is creating a series of creatively recycled estates using maritime vessels that are no longer ...
Starbucks' new double-decker drive thru restaurant and cafe in Taiwan's Hualien Bay Mall was constructed using 29 recycled shipping containers. Starbucks may be known for spelling (and ...
Rising up from its corner lot like a ship on a wave, this shipping container home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is a stunning private residence made from sliced, diced and strategically reassembled ...
A massive 14,000-square-foot green roof is the latest addition to a city-approved pier conversion plan, part of an overall scheme to convert Pier 57 in New York City into an extensive modular ...
A brilliantly low-tech way to provide a unique view of the surrounding landscape, this massive yet cost-efficient shipping container periscope uses the same elementary construction principles ...
Shipping containers pass by us daily on trucks, trains and ships, carrying 90% of the world's non-bulk cargo with them, but if you have ever wondered what the mysterious colors and brands really ...
Comprised of 19 shipping containers, this record-breaking restaurant has reclaimed a riverside wasteland in the River Arts District of Asheville, North Carolina, turning a brownfield site into an ...
While many intermodal freight crate transformations turn steel boxes into comfortable spaces, this project goes a step further both by taking maximum advantage of its material origins while still ...
