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Canstruction
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Sixth Annual Chicago Design/Build Competition
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The Sixth Annual Canstruction Chicago began May 3, 2012. Take a look at the one-of-a-kind structures on display in the first floor lobby of the Merchandise Mart.
Please bring your canned food donation to the Merchandise Mart, First Floor lobby, and drop it in one of the Greater Chicago Food Depository Food Drive barrels. Can't attend? Donate to our virtual drive.
Since 2007, Canstruction Chicago has raised more than 450,000 pounds of canned food or 369,231 meals for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, making Canstruction the largest single day food drive. This is an incredible feat for ending hunger in Cook County.
Since January 19 competing teams have been crafting their design, visiting grocery stores to research cans, practicing their builds, and raising funds for their structures – all leading up to build night where from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. they brought their creations to life.
Local Awards
KJWW Engineering Consultants / VOA / Berglund Construction, “A Healthy Balance,” 4,030 cans
Most Creative Name
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects / W.E. O’Neil, “Feed the Hungry Not the Meters,” 6,200 cans
Most Cans Used
RTKL / GraEF, “The V8 Summit,” 10,161 cans
Greater Chicago Food Depository Award
RTKL / GraEF, “The V8 Summit,” 10,161 cans
AIA/SEAOI Award - Make No Small Cans
SmithGroupJJR, “InterCANnected,” 6,000 cans
Whole Foods Market Chicago Award
Harley Ellis Devereaux / AVI-SPL, “Hole Foods,” 3,152 cans
National Awards
Honorable Mention No. 1
RJN Group, Inc., “Block Out Hunger,” 9,216 cans
Honorable Mention No. 2
Alfred Benesch & Company, “Nuts About Fighting Hunger,” 3,508 cans
Best Meal
Hirsch Associates LLC, C.E. Anderson & Associates / Linn-Mathes, “Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, A beaCAN of hope,” 2,455 cans
Best Use of Labels
OKW Architects, Inc., “HUNGER is Not a Game,” 3,493 cans
Structural Ingenuity
SmithGroupJJR, “InterCANnected,” 6,000 cans
Jurors' Favorite
KJWW Engineering Consultants / VOA / Berglund Construction, “A Healthy Balance,” 4,030 cans
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2012 Competing Teams
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Thank you to our generous 2012 supporters
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2012 Event Steering Committee
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Megen Briars, OKW Architects, Inc., Chair |
Megan Muter, BauerLatoza Studio |
It starts with one can. To feed the hungry. To lift the spirit. To change the world. Canstruction, a charity committed to ending hunger, is using 'one can' as a catalyst for change. Each year, 678,000 people turn to the Food Depository. Canstruction Chicago's annual design/build competition puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing the Chicago design community.
For more information about Canstruction, contact Megen Briars by email.
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Follow us on Twitter (@ChiCANstruction) or join our Chicago Canstruction 2012 Facebook Group.
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