Shipping containers may seem like a cheap path to a durable modern home, but costs add up when turning a bare metal box into a functional furnished house.

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 ...

Detroit — Cardboard, markers and utility knives in hand, a mix of high school and college students formed an assembly line inside a 30,000-foot industrial space in Corktown. As two students traced ...