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Product Description Reclaimed, reused and virtually indestructible: The gestalten bestseller Container Atlas comes in a long awaited updated edition. In recent years container architecture has become an essential part of our twenty-first-century surroundings, with it being used to create modular structures for pavilions, brand showrooms, retail premises and even residential homes. During this time, architects have been developing increasingly inventive methods of working with this unassuming construction material, shifting from simple stacks to elaborate compositions. Whereas this architectural approach began as a straightforward way to create temporary buildings, Container Atlas seeks out luxurious remote hideaways, urban dwellings, community centers, and more, all showing how the humble container can put the fab into pre-fab. Review "a truly inspiring work and a good platform to value this new form of sustainable architecture" ― AD "the new and extended edition features 20 more handpicked examples of shipping-container architecture" ― DEZEEN "documents the most innovative projects that have sprung up around the world in recent years." ― EL PAÍS "may soon have enough material to become an annual edition!" ― THE GOOD LIFE From the Publisher What to expect • Over 20 new container projects from the past years • A look at projects from around the world that are providing a variety of uses • In-depth interviews with leading architects working with containers • Features contextualizing the different types of containers available About the Author Prof. Han Slawik, based in Bad Bentheim and Hanover, Germany and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Author of the first Container Atlas. German engineer, architect and professor, who mainly designs container buildings and is considered a pioneer of container architecture in Europe.