“We really wanted a modular, phased approach ... But Frederiksen said students at Fisk were excited by the concept, and that the “container dorm aesthetic”—which he described as minimalist, futuristic ...

While the words “back to school” may conjure up images of new backpacks and pencil boxes, for a very lucky few Dutch students it means moving into some very hip and well-designed dorm ...

Each modular shipping container dorm houses 12 students, who have their own bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen, but also have access to a 160-square-meter common green courtyard, kayak landing ...

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I have had a troubled relationship with shipping containers since I was ten, when my dad went into the container biz ... but my moves into modular construction and tiny homes were not too ...

Shrink-wrap coverings, prefab bathrooms and portable shipping containers — these are all part of the new normal as the construction industry adapts to safety protocols in a COVID-19 world.

In Sweden, for instance, 90% of single-family homes are prefabricated — entire buildings ... Joshua Clark, chief executive of Ark Container Homes, started his business modifying steel shipping ...