描述
Container architecture is a form of sustainable architecture that creates a very peculiar aesthetic from recycled material. It is a construction procedure based on the assembly of modular elements, in this case, containers used in maritime and rail transport of goods that have become popular among architects in the last decade. The containers are robust, durable, economical, easily transportable, adaptable and sustainable. Their versatility makes them adaptable to the most diverse scales and needs: single-family and collective homes, shopping centers, offices, schools, hotels, restaurants, shelters, laboratories and works of ephemeral architecture. Eighteen architects and their most relevant projects that illustrate the magnitude of maritime container architecture and its modular, prefabricated, affordable, mobile and sustainable characteristics.
