Shipping containers are quickly becoming a trendy building material. While hip, they’re also practical. They are solid and much cheaper to build with than conventional construction.

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Buildings had to be demolished to make way for the complex A new entertainment venue made from shipping containers will be a "creative hub" and attract artists like the "next Sam Fender", bosses say.