Steve Taylor spent a year and a half building a treehouse in Ladonia, Texas, using four shipping containers. The 50-foot structure has a cantilevered design, where one end is supported by steel beams ...

Have you ever spent the night in a treehouse or wished you had the chance? It no longer has to be a childhood dream for adventurous adults traveling to Texas, thanks to one man’s creativity and skill.

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...