Debates Flare Around Shipping Container Skyscrapers
As we’ve detailed previously, shipping container skyscrapers have been envisioned as a solution for affordable housing and rapid construction. However, the idea has also sparked discussions over their feasibility. In a provocative article, Mark Hogan, principal at San Francisco-based firm OpenScope, highlights a number of technical and habitation problems with mass shipping container construction. In doing so, he challenges the popular architectural notion that shipping container...
By TH!NK by IBI
Date
April 26, 2016
As we’ve detailed previously, shipping container skyscrapers have been envisioned as a solution for affordable housing and rapid construction. However, the idea has also sparked discussions over their feasibility. In a provocative article, Mark Hogan, principal at San Francisco-based firm OpenScope, highlights a number of technical and habitation problems with mass shipping container construction. In doing so, he challenges the popular architectural notion that shipping container proposals are a silver bullet for many housing and construction issues.
