Our global food systems are under siege, with climate change, natural disasters disrupting supply chains, and conflicts ...

It wouldn't be a stretch to call LOT-EK one of the original pioneers of shipping-container prefab. Their Modular Dwelling Unit, a simple yet brilliant design, has now been on the scene since 2002 ...

According to Freightos, the cost of shipping a standard 40-foot container from East Asia to the West Coast of North America has more than quadrupled in the past year, from $3,844 to $16,884.

Shipping containers, also known as sea cans, make for an affordable and accessible storage option, but from a municipal planning perspective, they are ugly and, in some cases, unsafe.