Competition

Do you have what it takes to design and build a structure made of just canned food, ingenuity and luck?
Get creative.  Help stop hunger.  One can.

 

Download a Call for Entries 2012

 

CANSTRUCTION 2012 TEAMS
Even in these economically challenging times, the following teams have committed to ending hunger with Canstruction 2012!  
 

DWL Architects / Mortenson Construction  

Corgan Associates / Henderson Engineers  

SmithGroupJJR / DPR Construction  

PHX Architecture / Hoskin Ryan Consultants / Arizona Builder's Exchange / OldCastle  

Gilbane / Arrington Watkins Architects / Dibble Engineering / LSW Engineers / Paragon Engineering  

Corporate Interior Systems / Gensler / Holder Construction  

Devenney Group, LTD  

Krause Interiors / Transact Commercial Furnishings / JLC Consulting  

RYAN Companies / FoRM Design Studio  

Leo A. Daly / McCarthy / PK Associates / Wood/Patel & Associates  

Teyma USA / Abacus Project Management  

ASU

 

What:
Design and build structures made entirely from canned (nonperishable) foods within a 10' x 10' x 8'h space!

 

When:

January 11, 2012 Kick-off Meeting and St. Mary's Food Bank and Tour, 5 p.m.
January 14, 2012 Entry Form and Fee due by 5 p.m.
March 28, 2012 Teams to deliver food to St. Mary's Food Bank for transport to Phoenix Convention Center
March 31, 2012 Building Begins at 5:30 a.m. (teams only)
March 31-April 8, 2012 Exhibition open to public
April 3, 2012 Judging
April 3, 2012 Awards Celebration (time TBD)
April 7, 2012 De-Canstruction (time TBD)

 

Where:
Phoenix Convention Center
100 North 3rd Street, Phoenix AZ 85004

 

How:         
Help us fight hunger in Arizona by being a sponsor or participating in the build competition. Download the sponsorship form or the call for entries from our website.

Complete rules and regulations were provided to registered teams. Teams are responsible for obtaining all food items for their structure.

Who:
Teams of local Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Designers and Students.

 

Check out our 2011 builders at work: