Housing from Shipping Containers?

I recently heard about architects turning used shipping containers into new housing.  Shipping containers are used for a while, then they sit on our docks collecting dust.  The US imports more than we export, so the containers often do not go anywhere.  There is a place up the road from me that has them stacked up like firewood.  Making use of these hunks of useless metal would be a very good thing.

Basically, the architect takes a container, or two, or 50, or 500 and alters them in some way to make them homes.  They have been made into single family homes, apartments, schools, and more.  If you had the expertise with a torch, you could even do the work yourself.

To see a list of some architects that design these, see the list here.