He imagined the containers as the building blocks that could serve a community 's needs in a beautiful way , at once creating a utilitarian and situational art .
In the early 1990s , Topchy noticed rows of shipping containers stacked ten high in the Houston Ship Channel .
Topchy imagined the containers as the building blocks that could serve a community 's needs in a beautiful way , at once creating a utilitarian and situational art .
In the early 1990s , Topchy noticed rows of shipping containers stacked ten high in the Houston Ship Channel .