Container Atlas brings together examples of shipping-container architecture from around the world. Here, one of the book's editors picks his top five projects from the book's latest edition.

I asked Does Shipping Container Architecture Make Sense? But now, in response to an architectural competition, Architect Mark Hogan of OpenScope Studio comes up with his own list of questions.

On the face of it, shipping container-based architecture can seem like a pretty bad idea. The metal boxes are cramped, offer no insulation, and often require heavy modification to be of any use.

What began as Piper’s inspiration to document the creation of LOT-EK’s first home, and soon the architects’ journey, evolved into a simultaneous exploration of the shipping container ...

When a client proposed to James Whitaker the idea of constructing a shipping container office, the London-based architect was initially skeptical. For Whitaker, they brought to mind his childhood ...

Patalab Architecture believes that the office block will advance container architecture, moving it from being associated with temporary and "meanwhile" use to more permanent structures.

A prototype was built and opened in July. The architects chose to use shipping containers for the following reasons: Interest in shipping container architecture has grown in tandem to the modular ...