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Living in a box

Marc | 17:33 UK time, Wednesday, 17 October 2007

My unhealthy interest in shipping containers (thanks, Rupert) has led me and iPM should be hearing from one man who's making a living from turning the containers into housing and more.

You can find out where else in the world it's happening and

Here's how Tower Hamlet council is using shipping containers:

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They've been turned into offices at a leisure centre in Mile End in east London.

We'd also like to know if you've seen any containers turned into something else - a shop, a home, a school? You can send your photos to ipm@bbc.co.uk

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