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Allison Arieff
Editor at Large, GOOD, and \"Opinionator\" columnist for the New York Times

February 1, 2010 • 11:30 am PST
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Shipping containers continue to capture the imagination of designers: now they may just inspire Boy Scouts. The architects at Gensler have just introduced EcoCabin, a sustainable camp dwelling created from recycled shipping containers, right in line with the Boy Scouts' "leave no trace" philosophy. The EcoCabin, designed for the 85-year old Boy Scout campground on Catalina Island, not only provides eco-friendly accommodations, it serves as a teaching tool for the Scouts, one that could surely assist with the earning of any number of merit badges from Wilderness Survival to Environmental Science.

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