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Qatar is preparing to house the 2022 FIFA World Cup by building and designing an awesome new football stadium to house all of the rousing, athletic fun. And get this, the new football stadium will be made out of several modified shipping containers.

Artists and designers are taking their talents to new heights and expressing themselves with new mediums of creation. Some architects have taken their interest in sculpture and design into their realm of building design and have created many unique and breathtaking designs using plenty of unconventional materials, namely shipping containers.

An old building in Guácara, Venezuela got a shipping container facelift during its transformation into an amazing cultural center. Venezuelan architectural collective, Pico Colectivo, put their minds to the task and created a beautiful new center for a culture that they are happy to call a “Cultural Production Zone.”

Shipping container design and innovation has taken another leap as individuals have found another affordable and sustainable use of containers via these chic office spaces. Reused and recycled shipping containers are shined up and organized into comfortable, contemporary offices in this Danish architectural firm, Argency Studio. Described as an “office to feed contemporary needs” by…

There is no amount of fun that cannot be had with shipping containers. From paintball barriers and laser-tag arenas to escape rooms and container pools, there is simply nothing you cannot do with your container. A European engineering company, Sweco, has found yet another way to create wholesome entertainment using containers.

The shipping container has been transformed from a sturdy mode of transportation into a variety of different and unique objects, homes, and forms of infrastructure. Shipping containers have come to provide many uses for individuals seeking to create solutions for complicated issues, much like this Etania Green School in Malaysia.

When people think about buying their first home, they probably don’t immediately think about a storage container. But for some, a shipping container is the perfect solution for a low-budget, easily movable home.

Homes and residential buildings are getting reinvented with shipping containers. Shipping container homes and complexes are popping up all over the world as more people are realizing the cost-effective benefits to using containers in their construction processes.

Containers can do more than just shipping. Reused and recycled shipping containers are currently being outfitted with solar panels and water treatment and purification systems by an innovative company called OffGridBox. These incredible shipping containers are used to help NGOs, schools, hospitals, businesses, and homeowners around the world become sustainable and resilient.