Tag: Shipping Containers

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  Do shipping container houses make sense for disaster relief housing?

  May 8, 10:24 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Sometimes it seems that architects jump through too many hoops just because they love the idea of the things.

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  Pop-Up Hotels pop up in New York Times

  March 24, 8:53 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  TreeHugger has been there, done that, even stayed in them.

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  House built from shipping containers designed in Denmark, assembled in China

  February 25, 2:09 PM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Here is a twist on the usual situation, a product going in the opposite direction.

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  The Week in Design, From Shipping Containers to Shipping Pallets

  February 8, 12:49 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  What else did you expect? How about literal dumpster diving and the world's greenest building?

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  Temporary Shipping Container City Built in Amsterdam

  February 7, 10:45 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  O+A use shipping containers the way they were meant to be used

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  It's a Popup Pallet Modular Shipping Container Office of the Future

  February 4, 2:21 PM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Heather Dubbeldam doesn't miss a meme with her Popup Office for Toronto's Interior Design Show

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  Aether Store Is a Standout in Temporary Container City

  January 29, 5:12 PM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Popup clothing store fits right in to a neighborhood in transition.

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  Sleeping Around: A Shipping Container Hotel That's on the Move

  January 23, 11:27 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Because shipping containers really hate to stand still.

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  Bridge Built from Shipping Containers Is Trendy, but Inefficient

  January 22, 9:03 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Once again, we ponder whether shipping containers make sense for this kind of use. Our curmudgeonly response? Probably not.

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  Office for Organic Farm in Shanghai Is Built from Shipping Containers

  January 4, 11:18 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Playz Architects built a massive welcome center for a large organic food producer. But does being built from reused materials necessarily make it green?

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  Retro Renault Showroom Built Out of Colorful Shipping Containers

  December 18, 9:18 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  They're great for temporary uses, like this project in Paris

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  Shipping Container Disaster Dorms For The Next Sandy

  November 26, 1:47 PM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Sea Boxes may do the job, but do they have to be so ugly?

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  Hybrid Container Ship Wind-Driven With 'Automatic' Sails

  November 26, 6:36 AM by A.K. Streeter in Wind Technology

  Three sailing visionaries think a return to wind-driven cargo and container ships is a great way to reduce CO2 emissions by a billion tons each year.

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  Shipping Container Housing Fans Rejoice, There Is Now a Dolls House Version

  October 31, 9:30 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Perfect for people who can't afford the real thing.

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  Samsung Supplies Solar Powered Internet Schools For South Africa

  October 26, 11:14 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  A "exclusively solar-powered, mobile and completely independent classroom "

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  Homebox turns Shipping Container Housing On Its End

  October 17, 12:19 PM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Hans Slawik builds shipping container housing out of wood and plants them vertically

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  PLATOON Opens Cultural Center Built From Shipping Containers in Berlin

  August 27, 1:44 PM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

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  Snoozebox Portable Hotel is a Creative Use of Shipping Containers

  August 7, 10:17 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Containers are more than just a box, they are a transportation system. This company gets it.