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Canstruction
is a design-build competition showcasing the talents of local design and construction industry
professionals and students they mentor.
Teams are given one day to defy expectations, logic
and gravity as they build
fantastic sculptures from thousands
of filled cans of food.
Driven by the knowledge that their structures will change lives by lifting the spirits of those
in need, by raising public awareness, and most importantly, by filling the shelves of a
local food shelter,
Second Harvest Heartland.
The
4th Annual design/build competition was held October 24, 25th and 26th at
the Mall of America, 60 E. Broadway,
Bloomington, MN with 7 groups participating. The
teams consisted of Van Sickle Allen & Associates, LLC,
Cuningham Group Architecture
P.A., HDR Architecture Inc., Perkins + Will with Meyer, Borgman & Johnson, Inc.,
ATS&R,
Ellerbe Becket, and a team of students with American Institute of Architecture - University of
Minnesota.
There
were six categories: Best Meal, Best Use of Labels, Structural
Ingenuity, Juror's Favorite, Honorable Mention,
and People's Choice. But the real winners are
the families and individuals who rely on Second Harvest to help them put
food on the
table.
Together
the teams used over 23,000 cans in their structures that were donated to
Second Harvest. Saturday the teams
constructed their designs beginning at 9:00 am,
Sunday the entries were juried by Eric Lagerquist, AIA, SmithGroup
(AIA St. Paul President), Chuck Liddy,
AIA Miller Dunwiddie Architecture (AIA Minneapolis President), Renee Cheng,
AIA, University
of Minnesota (AIA President),
and Steve Weeks (AIA University of Minnesota. Eric Lovestrand
emceed
the awards celebration. Throughout the weekend thousands of visitors passed by the exhibits -
over 500 of them voting
on their favorite structure - generating greater awareness and additional
donations. Canstruction now has over one hundred
and thirty individual competitions scheduled to take place
during the 2009 - 2010 cycle.
Home of
the Gophers
by AIAS |
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any photo to enlarge
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I once
caught a fish....THIS BIG
by ATS&R |
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I know
ONE CAN Can Make a Difference
by Cuningham Group Architecture |
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Can-D-Land
by Ellerbe Becket |
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Limas
and Taters and Pears.....Oh My!
by HDR |
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Your
Change CAN Make a Difference
by Perkins + Will with Meyer, Borgman & Johnson,
Inc. |
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A Day at
the Beach
by VAA, LLC |
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2009 Awards
Best Meal: Perkin + Will with Meyer Borgman & Johnson,
Inc.
Best Use of Labels: DHR Architecture, Inc.
People's Choice: ATS&R
Juror's Favorite - ATS&R
Structural Ingenuity: AIAS (American Institute of Architect
Students)
Honorable Mention: Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A.,
Ellerbe Becket, and Van Sickle & Assoc.
To see structures previously built around the country
go to www.canstruction.org
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